Kentucky’s Famous Diamond: The 1888 Montpelier Find
In the summer of 1888, a small but brilliant stone was found on the farm of Henry Burris near the Adair–Russell County line in Kentucky. The stone was a natural diamond — the only gem-quality diamond ever confirmed from the state. A man walking across the Burris farm noticed the stone glittering in a cow…
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