Historical Marker Program

101 Ranch

Noble County
Location: on OK-156, north of Marland
Coordinates: 36.567150, -97.149150
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Agriculture; American Indians; Arts; Industry/Business; Petroleum; Ranching; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Believed to have derived its name from the 101,894 acres of the Ponca Reservation, this huge ranch was founded by George W. Miller and his sons in the early 1880s on land he leased, eventually purchased, or otherwise acquired from the Ponca Indians. The ranch became world-famous for its Wild West show, oil wells, livestock, and farm products.

There is a duplicate marker located approximately three miles north of this marker’s location at the 101 Ranch site in Kay County.