Dooley Dipping Vat

United States historic place
Dooley Dipping Vat
34°46′0″N 94°1′10″W / 34.76667°N 94.01944°W / 34.76667; -94.01944
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
MPSDip That Tick:Texas Tick Fever Eradication in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.06000466[1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 2006

The Dooley Dipping Vat is a historic former cattle dipping facility in Ouachita National Forest, southeast of Boles, Arkansas. It is located on a high bank of Countiss Creek east of County Road 925 (Dipping Vat Road). It is a U-shaped concrete structure, oriented north–south with a concrete pad at southern (exit) end. The vat varies in depth between three and six feet (1 and 2 m), and is 48 inches (1,200 mm) wide at the entrance and 36 inches (910 mm) wide at the exit. It was built about 1920 as part of a state program to eradicate Texas tick fever from the state's cattle. The vat's name derives from James Dooley, who homesteaded a farm in the area.[2]

The vat was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Dooley Dipping Vat". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
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