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Crater of Diamonds State Park is a 911-acre (369 ha) Arkansas state park in Pike County, Arkansas, in the United States. The park features a 37.5-acre (15.2-hectare) plowed field, one of the few diamond -bearing sites accessible to the public.
Crater of Diamonds: Pike: 911 acres (369 ha) 1972: Little Missouri River: World's only diamond-bearing site accessible to the public Crowley's Ridge: Greene: 291 acres (118 ha) 1937: Lake Ponder: Park built on the homestead of Benjamin Crowley, dedicated to the culture and history of the Crowley's Ridge region.
It was determined that an 80-acre (32 ha) volcanic formation was the source of the diamonds. [citation needed] [4] The property was eventually sold to the state of Arkansas, which opened the 37-acre Crater of Diamonds State Park to the public. [citation needed] [5] As a tourist attraction a daily fee ($10 in 2021) is charged to search for diamonds.
Jerry Evans found the diamond within the first 10 minutes of visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park with his girlfriend, according to a news release. Arkansas.gov Jerry Evans found the 4.87-carat ...
The 7.46 carat diamond discovered by Julien Navas, of Paris, France, upon his visit to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas on January 11, 2024. - Courtesy Arkansas State Parks
Lake Greeson is next to the small town of Murfreesboro, which is next to the Crater of Diamonds State Park. The area around Murfreesboro is full of recreational areas. Martin White Greeson, who was born on November 7, 1866, was the main developer of Lake Greeson. Lake Greeson was basically made to prevent flooding of the Little Missouri River.
Uncle Sam diamond. Uncle Sam is the nickname for the largest diamond ever discovered in the United States. It was found in 1924 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, at the Prairie Creek pipe mine, which later became known as the Crater of Diamonds State Park. The diamond was named "Uncle Sam" after the nickname of its finder, Wesley Oley Basham, a worker ...
Kevin Kinard of Maumelle found the second-largest diamond in the 48-year history of Crater of Diamonds State Park on Labor Day, according to a news release from Arkansas State Parks.