Cogburn Dipping Vat

United States historic place


Cogburn Dipping Vat
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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 No.	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]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Cogburn Dipping Vat". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-16.