Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“The Pottsville Dipping Vat is a historic cattle processing structure in Rankin Park, on East Ash Street, in Pottsville, Arkansas. It consists of a U-shaped concrete structure, with an extended base at one end.”
Wikipedia article Pottsville Dipping Vat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Pope County · listed in 2006 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Pottsville Dipping Vat between 1997 and 2020, burning about 234 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Pottsville Dipping Vat: 19 unknowns, 4 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Titanium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernice Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Black-Sands Deposit | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Dierks Crystal Area No 6 | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Cabot Sandstone Operations | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Ferguson Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| New Hope Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pitts Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pottsville, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $125,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed two poultry houses. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $50,000 | Metal roofing was removed from a row of businesses. Numerous trees were down or snapped. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a house. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $30,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $25,000 | Trees, power lines, and street signs were blown down. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $5,000 | Multiple tree limbs were downed with some damage to a roof. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | Large tree limb was blown down on West Ash Street in Pottsville. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Pottsville | - | Quarter sized hail fell in the town of Pottsville, AR. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | Pottsville | - | A mudslide was reported along AR State Hwy. 363 between Phillips Rd. and Interstate 40 in Pottsville. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Pottsville | - | Golf ball sized hail fell near Worthen. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | Trees and power lines were down in Pottsville. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | Power lines were down on Crow Mountain. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | Construction barrels were blown around on Interstate 40. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Pottsville | - | A weak tornado moved from Yell County into southern Pope County. The tornado tracked through the Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, and pushed over several trees. The tornado dissipated a little over 8 miles south of Pottsville. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pottsville Commercial Historic District | under 500 feet | 2005 |
 | Pottsville Citizen's Bank | 0.2 miles | 2002 |
 | Potts Inn | 0.3 miles | 1970 |
 | Old South Restaurant | 4.4 miles | 1999 |
 | Wilson House | 5.0 miles | 1978 |
 | Russellville Public Library | 5.2 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000086 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pope County | All 38 listed properties in this county. |
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