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Located in the southern area of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, this land was originally a farm owned by a man named John Huddleston.  He found the first diamond on the property way back in 1906.  Over the years there were many attempts to turn the farm into a private mining facility, but finally in 1972 the state of Arkansas purchased the property and turned it into the Crater of Diamonds State Park.  It is open to the public for tours or for the real reason many come to see it - mining for diamonds.