Gregory Dipping Vat

Gregory Dipping Vat
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Location in United States Show map of the United States
Location	122 Rogers Rd., Lake Village, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°18′50″N 91°19′55″W / 33.31389°N 91.33194°W / 33.31389; -91.33194
Area	less than one acre
Built	1930 (1930)
MPS	Dip That Tick:Texas Tick Fever Eradication in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	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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