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It is the largest diamond registered so far this year. The Candle Shop Feb 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams This small, charming building has been part of the park since 1973. It originally served as Shades of Earth Pottery, run by Hershel Cannon. The park acquired the property in 1979 and turned it into a working candle shop to help keep an important historical craft alive. The 1840s Through The Eyes Of Nathan Smith Oct 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Take a look back into the 1840s with a glimpse of early life in Southwest Arkansas, as seen through the eyes of Nathan Douglas Smith- a pioneering doctor whose letters to family capture the transformation of a once wild frontier into a thriving community. The Ithaca "Flues" Model Shotgun Sep 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn about one of the guns inside our weapons museum used to stop bank robbers from robbing this bank on December 16, 1925. Find two August birthstones at Crater of Diamonds State Park Aug 2024 ⁄ Sarah Reap Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Rockhounds often have a special connection with their birthstones. The diamond search area at Crater of Diamonds State Park is a good place to find many birthstones, most notably diamonds—the birthstone for April—but also peridot and spinel, which are birthstones for August. Royston Log Cabin Aug 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn the history of this cabin that once housed the supervisors of the Royston plantation. Explore the saddlebag design, the art of chinking, and the contrast between frontier life and the grandeur of Greek Revival homes. Click the link to learn more. A bicentennial year for Washington, Arkansas Aug 2024 ⁄ Zoie Clift This year is a bicentennial year for Washington, Arkansas. Arizona man finds two-carat diamond at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park Aug 2024 ⁄ Waymon Cox There is nothing better than memories made while spending quality time with family. For Will and Marshall Barnett, of Buckeye, AZ, a recent father-and-son trip to Arkansas’ famous Crater of Diamonds State Park resulted in the story of a lifetime and the second-largest diamond registered so far this year. The Art of the Strike Jul 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Before the advent of modern lighters, the skillful use of a striker, flint and char cloth was essential for daily life, enabling quick and reliable fire-making for cooking, warmth, and light. At our forge, our blacksmith crafts these tools using 19th-century techniques. Continue reading to discover his process and the materials that make it possible. Crater of Diamonds “sinkhole” classified as man-made Jul 2024 ⁄ Sarah Reap Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! A few weeks ago, a large cavity was uncovered on the north side of the diamond search area after some dirt work by park maintenance. Local visitors coined this hole the Crater of Diamonds sinkhole. However, the term “sinkhole” is a bit misleading regarding its origin. Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
Visitor finds 3.81-carat brown diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park May 2025 ⁄ Sarah Reap David DeCook, a regular visitor to Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park from Stewartville, MN, recently spotted a glimmering 3.81-carat brown diamond while visiting the park with his family. It is the largest diamond registered so far this year.
The Candle Shop Feb 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams This small, charming building has been part of the park since 1973. It originally served as Shades of Earth Pottery, run by Hershel Cannon. The park acquired the property in 1979 and turned it into a working candle shop to help keep an important historical craft alive.
The 1840s Through The Eyes Of Nathan Smith Oct 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Take a look back into the 1840s with a glimpse of early life in Southwest Arkansas, as seen through the eyes of Nathan Douglas Smith- a pioneering doctor whose letters to family capture the transformation of a once wild frontier into a thriving community.
The Ithaca "Flues" Model Shotgun Sep 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn about one of the guns inside our weapons museum used to stop bank robbers from robbing this bank on December 16, 1925.
Find two August birthstones at Crater of Diamonds State Park Aug 2024 ⁄ Sarah Reap Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Rockhounds often have a special connection with their birthstones. The diamond search area at Crater of Diamonds State Park is a good place to find many birthstones, most notably diamonds—the birthstone for April—but also peridot and spinel, which are birthstones for August.
Royston Log Cabin Aug 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn the history of this cabin that once housed the supervisors of the Royston plantation. Explore the saddlebag design, the art of chinking, and the contrast between frontier life and the grandeur of Greek Revival homes. Click the link to learn more.
A bicentennial year for Washington, Arkansas Aug 2024 ⁄ Zoie Clift This year is a bicentennial year for Washington, Arkansas.
Arizona man finds two-carat diamond at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park Aug 2024 ⁄ Waymon Cox There is nothing better than memories made while spending quality time with family. For Will and Marshall Barnett, of Buckeye, AZ, a recent father-and-son trip to Arkansas’ famous Crater of Diamonds State Park resulted in the story of a lifetime and the second-largest diamond registered so far this year.
The Art of the Strike Jul 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Before the advent of modern lighters, the skillful use of a striker, flint and char cloth was essential for daily life, enabling quick and reliable fire-making for cooking, warmth, and light. At our forge, our blacksmith crafts these tools using 19th-century techniques. Continue reading to discover his process and the materials that make it possible.
Crater of Diamonds “sinkhole” classified as man-made Jul 2024 ⁄ Sarah Reap Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! A few weeks ago, a large cavity was uncovered on the north side of the diamond search area after some dirt work by park maintenance. Local visitors coined this hole the Crater of Diamonds sinkhole. However, the term “sinkhole” is a bit misleading regarding its origin.
