In 1995, the Joaquin Murrieta Chapter 13 of E Clampus Vitus dedicated Black Diamond. The Ore Cart monument is a tribute to Black Diamond and the miners who extracted the coal from the Mt. Diablo foothills from 1860 to 1911.

Sources:
https://www.pittsburgca.gov/our-city/art-about-town
https://ecv13.org/antiochpittsburg/
https://pittsburgmuseum.org/history/f/coal-mining
storymaps.arcgis.com

 

 

MORE ABOUT THE ARTWORK

PHOTOS

  • Gallery 1 - Black Diamond
  • Gallery 2 - Black Diamond
  • Gallery 3 - Black Diamond
  • Gallery 4 - Black Diamond
  • Gallery 5 - Black Diamond
  • Gallery 6 - Black Diamond
  • Plaque of "Black Diamond" public art. ARTSCCC photo.

  • Plaque of "Black Diamond" public art. ARTSCCC photo.
  • "Black Diamond" public art. ARTSCCC photo.
  • "Black Diamond" public art. ARTSCCC photo.
  • "Black Diamond" public art. ARTSCCC photo.
  • "Black Diamond" public art. ARTSCCC photo.
  • "Black Diamond" public art. ARTSCCC photo.

Location

92 Black Diamond St, Pittsburg, CA, 94565