Only if you can bear the trouble of digging. After that, you too can get Amulya Ratan, one or two diamonds! But before that, you must buy tickets online or in person at Arkansas State Parks. To many, it is also known as Diamonds State Park. There are colorful diamonds under the ground in this park in America. Not a story, true!
The diamond park is located on about 911 acres in Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. It has a ‘Diamond mine’ covering 37 acres.
In fact, it is the only diamond mine in the world where no government tender is required to enter. That is, its doors are open to the public. As a result, anyone can enter here and dig in search of diamonds. The only condition is to buy a ticket online or directly to enter the park. That arrangement is in many parks. But are diamonds found in them’ On average, two diamonds are found every day in that park in the United States As a result, the general public is still there. This is not to say that the picture that usually comes to mind is mine. Naturally, a pipe-shaped hole was made in the park. The pipe is part of a decaying volcano about nine and a half million years old. Due to repeated eruptions which took the form of holes in the shape of pipes.
Samuel F. Reborn, head of the Little Rock group, tested the value of the land after it was purchased. Many times since then commercial excavations have been started on the land but it has not been successful. Although diamonds weighing 30 carats or more were often found after surface erosion between 1907-32.
News of the diamond’s arrival spread through the town of Murfreesboro. Crowds were also growing from the surrounding towns on the land in search of him. It is said that hoteliers in Murfreesboro were forced to return thousands of tourists at that time.
The place has become a center of attraction for tourists as well. Many claims that the tourists who came in search of diamonds built a tent city around the land. He was named ‘Kimberly’. Named after Kimberly, a famous diamond mining town in South Africa. Although many do not believe in the story of the founding of the city of Kimberly in the United States. Gradually the number of diamond seekers also decreased.
The United States government took ownership of the land during World War II. Glenn Martin then allowed him to dig there on a contract basis. However, the plan was not successful due to the high cost of labor for the miners. At the end of World War II, the government returned the property to its former owner. From 1952 to 1972, there were crowds in search of diamonds.
In 1951, author and promoter Howard Miller and his wife Modian came forward to take advantage of the tourist crowd centered on the diamond mine. They started campaigning across the country. The fruits also matched in the hands. Crowds of tourists. In 1956, John Pollock found a 34.25 carat or 6,850-gram blue diamond in the hole. After that many things spread around that place.
In this area of Murfreesboro, the largest diamond was, of course, found earlier. It was discovered in 1924 by a worker named Wesley Ole Besham. Known as ‘Uncle Sam’, the diamond weighed 40.23 carats (8.046 grams). Never before has such a large diamond been found in the United States.
This time the competition started around the diamond mine. A businessman named Roscoe Johnston opened the Arkansas Diamond Mine on the land. Both groups suffered losses in the rivalry. The Texas company also attended the event. The property was acquired by Dallas’ GE Industries (GFI) in July ’71. Since then, the company has sold several acres of land. However, the attraction of diamond mining has not diminished.
Diamonds State Park is home to three colors: white, pink, and yellow. 33,100 diamonds have been found there since 72.
After buying tickets and entering the park, you can dig with your own equipment. Or you can rent them if you want. However, entering with batteries or motorized devices is prohibited.
In addition to the diamond mines, the park has picnic facilities. There are also 47 designated places to spend time in tents. There are also gift shops and water parks. As a result, if you don’t want to look for diamonds, this is a good place to spend your time.
