101 Ranch, State Highway 156 between Ponca City & Marlin, Ponca City, Kay County, OK

The address has been corrected to read "State Highway 156 between Ponca City & Marland," rather than "State Highway 156 between Ponca City & Marlin."

1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry

Significance: Located a few miles south of Ponca City, the ranch encompassed over 110,000 acres at its peak in the late 1920s. It was one of the largest ranches in Oklahoma and the U.S. It evolved in several distinct stages beginning with cattle drives, homesteading in a dugout, ranching, farming, orchards, meat packing, rodeos and traveling wild west shows. The success of the ranch was based in part upon grazing rights leased from the Ponca Indians.

Its annual roundups drew people from across the nation who purchased many of the food items produced on the ranch throughout the year. It was not unusual for visitors to enjoy a Wild West show, order a custom made saddle, and get an ice cream from the dairy. Food processing was a significant operation involving meat packing and canning goods. Fruits from the orchard when into chutney.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N192

Survey number: HABS OK-58

Building/structure dates: 1910 Initial Construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73001560

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1910 - 1980

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