Dooley Dipping Vat

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Dooley Dipping Vat
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Nearest city Boles, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°46′0″N94°1′10″W / 34.76667°N 94.01944°W / 34.76667; -94.01944 Coordinates: 34°46′0″N94°1′10″W / 34.76667°N 94.01944°W / 34.76667; -94.01944
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
MPS Dip That Tick:Texas Tick Fever Eradication in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference # 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 1 and 2 meters, and is 48 inches wide at the entrance and 36 inches 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]

Ouachita National Forest

The Ouachita National Forest is a National Forest that lies in the western portion of Arkansas and portions of eastern Oklahoma.

Boles, Arkansas Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States

Boles is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas, United States. Boles is located on U.S. Route 71, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) south-southeast of Waldron. Boles has a post office with ZIP code 72926.

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

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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References

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