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101
Ranch - A National Historic Landmark, this picnic area commemorates the
101 Ranch which was home to the hundreds of participants in the famous 101 Wild
West Show. This show, which traveled throughout the world in the 1920s, featured
sharp shooters, trick riders, ropers and Indians in full regalia.
The ranch stretched over four counties and covered 101,000 acres - hence the
name - south of Ponca City in the early 1900s. The self contained ranch had its
own tannery, dairy, ice plant, electric power plant, cannery, cider mill, and
25,000 long-horn steer. They even had their own money! The ranch was in
operation for over 50 years before splitting up into small farms in 1931. None
of the buildings remain, but artifacts and memorabilia are viewable on the lower
lever of the Marland Grand Home.
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NOTE:
This site is provided by the Ponca City Publishing