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]
Dooley Dipping Vat | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Boles, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°46′0″N 94°1′10″W / 34.76667°N 94.01944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1920 |
| MPS | Dip That Tick:Texas Tick Fever Eradication in Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000466[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 7, 2006 |
The vat was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Dooley Dipping Vat". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
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