Off Dooley Rd. E of Forest Service Rd. 925, Boles, Arkansas. County/parish: Scott.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 07, 2006. NRIS 06000466.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
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.
The vat was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
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