Gregory Dipping Vat

Gregory Dipping Vat
Location 122 Rogers Rd., Lake Village, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°18′50″N 91°19′55″W / 33.31389°N 91.33194°W / 33.31389; -91.33194Coordinates: 33°18′50″N 91°19′55″W / 33.31389°N 91.33194°W / 33.31389; -91.33194
Area less than one acre
Built 1930 (1930)
MPS Dip That Tick:Texas Tick Fever Eradication in Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 06000830[1]
Added to NRHP September 20, 2006

The Gregory Dipping Vat is a historic cattle dipping facility at 122 Rogers Street on the outskirts of Lake Village, Arkansas. The vat is a concrete structure 27 feet (8.2 m) long, 4 feet (1.2 m) wide, and 7 feet (2.1 m) deep. It is located on a grassy lane off Rogers Road, in a wooded area not far from Bayou Macon, whose waters were used to fill it. The vat was built c. 1930 as part of a statewide program to eradicate Texas tick fever, which was at the time a serious problem affecting the area's cattle farmers. After the program was ended in 1943, the vat became a play area for local youth. It remains in good condition as a reminder of the economically important tick eradication program.[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 Gregory Dipping Vat" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-04-05.


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