Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 06000466 Added to NRHP 7 June 2006 | Built 1920 (1920) Opened 1920 | |
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MPS Dip That Tick:Texas Tick Fever Eradication in Arkansas MPS |
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.
The vat was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
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