Crater of Diamonds

Unidentified man points to the spot where the first diamond in Arkansas was found, near Murfreesboro (Pike County); circa 1920.

Man wearing hat and vest standing in dirt field

Courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System

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Early Twentieth Century (1901 - 1940)

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