On July Fourth, Terry Staggs found a 2.95 carat diamond in Murfreesboro at Crater of Diamonds Park, the biggest this year, and because it was Independence Day he named the gem "The Patriot Diamond."

Patriot Diamond / Arkansas State Parks
Patriot Diamond / Arkansas State Parks
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Terry Staggs, from Richmond Kentucky, has been coming to the park and hunting diamonds for 28 years. The Patriot Diamond is champagne colored and about the size of a pea. Terry's most recent discovery is the largest diamond he's found in all of his years coming to the park.

Terry Staggs / Arkansas State Parks
Terry Staggs / Arkansas State Parks
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The Crater of Diamonds State Parkis open to the public, and is a lot of good clean... dirty fun. The park is located at 209 State Park Road in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.

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