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
Dooley Dipping Vat is located in Arkansas
Dooley Dipping Vat
Location in Arkansas
Dooley Dipping Vat is located in the United States
Dooley Dipping Vat
Location in United States
Nearest cityBoles, Arkansas
Coordinates34°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 vat was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

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  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.