Crater of Diamonds State Park
| Crater of Diamonds State Park | |||||||
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Interactive map of Crater of Diamonds State Park | |||||||
| Location | Murfreesboro, Arkansas United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°01′56″N 93°40′13″W / 34.032262°N 93.670188°W | ||||||
| Area | 911 acres (369 ha) | ||||||
| Established | October 25, 2002 | ||||||
| Administered by | Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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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 has a 37.5-acre (15.2-hectare) plowed field which is one of the few diamond-bearing sites accessible to the public. Diamonds have been discovered in the field continuously since 1906, including the graded-perfect Strawn-Wagner Diamond, found in 1990, and the Uncle Sam, found in 1924, which at over 40 carats is the largest diamond ever found in the United States.
The site became a state park in 1972 when the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism purchased the site from private owners in Dallas, Texas, which had operated the site as a tourist attraction.