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| Colorado Facts |
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Rocky Ford, Colorado has been dubbed the "melon capital of the world." |
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Boulder, Colorado is famous for the Flatiron rock formations that overlook the town. The Flatiron Mountains were named by the pioneer women who said they looked like the flat, metal irons they used to iron their clothes. |
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The Colorado Rockies are part of the North American Cordillera, which stretches 3,000 miles from Alaska, through western Canada and the United States, into northern Mexico. |
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