Miller Brothers 101 Ranch

101 Ranch Historic District
Miller Brothers 101 Ranch is located in Oklahoma
Miller Brothers 101 Ranch
Miller Brothers 101 Ranch is located in the United States
Miller Brothers 101 Ranch
Nearest cityPonca City, Oklahoma
Area82.6 acres (33.4 ha)
Built1892
NRHP reference No.73001560
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1973[1]
Designated NHLDMay 15, 1975[2][3]

The Miller Brothers 101 Ranch was a 110,000-acre (45,000 ha) cattle ranch in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma before statehood. Located near modern-day Ponca City, it was founded by Colonel George Washington Miller, a veteran of the Confederate Army, in 1893.[4] The 101 Ranch was the birthplace of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show and one of the early focal points of the oil rush in northeastern Oklahoma. It was the largest diversified farm and ranch in America at the time.[4] Bill Pickett's grave and the White Eagle Monument are located on the ranch grounds. The location of the former working cattle ranch was subdivided and all of its buildings destroyed. An 82-acre (33 ha) area of the ranch is a National Historic Landmark. In 2003, the ranch was inducted into the Texas Trail of Fame.[5]

In 1903, when Colonel George Miller died, his three sons, Joseph, George Jr., and Zack took over operation of the 110,000 acre ranch. By 1932 most of the land was owned by the Miller family. They leased other land from the Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe Indians in Kay, Noble, Osage and Pawnee Counties.[6] The ranch remained in the family for almost 60 years.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ National Park Service (April 2007). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
  3. ^ "101 Ranch Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
  4. ^ a b Hoy, Jim, Cattle Industry," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed March 5, 2015).
  5. ^ "Miller Brothers 101 Ranch". Western Heritage from the Texas Trail of Fame. www.texastrailoffame.org. June 6, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "The 101 Ranch", Ellsworth Collings, University of Oklahoma Press; Reprint edition (March 1986) ISBN 0-8061-1047-3.