Cogburn Dipping Vat

Cogburn Dipping Vat
Nearest city Black Spring, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°26′44″N 93°47′0″W / 34.44556°N 93.78333°W / 34.44556; -93.78333Coordinates: 34°26′44″N 93°47′0″W / 34.44556°N 93.78333°W / 34.44556; -93.78333
Area less than one acre
Built 1930 (1930)
MPS Dip That Tick:Texas Tick Fever Eradication in Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 06000467[1]
Added to NRHP June 7, 2006

The Cogburn Dipping Vat is a historic former cattle dipping facility in Ouachita National Forest, west of Black Spring, Arkansas. It is located about 19 metres (62 ft) west of Forest Road 73 and south of a perennial stream. It is a U-shaped concrete structure, with a distinctive curved shape that matches the contours of the terrain, with a concrete pad at one end. The total length of the structure is about 13 metres (43 ft). It was built between 1930 and 1940 as part of a state program to eradicate Texas tick fever from the state's cattle. The vat's name derives from the Cogburn, who homesteaded a farm in the area, and probably built the vat to serve their needs and those of other nearby farmers.[2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Cogburn Dipping Vat" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-16.


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