About fifteen miles south of Ponca City, on the south bank of the Salt Fork River, lie the ruined headquarters of the famous 101 Ranch. Founded by Colonel George Miller in the 1890s, the ranch at its height covered 110,000 acres and ran a hugely successful Wild West show that toured America and Europe. The 1911 oil strike on ranch land brought E.W. Marland his first fortune and put Ponca City on the map.
The Depression bankrupted the ranch in 1931; most of the buildings were sold off and demolished. A few foundations and one restored cottage remain, along with interpretive signs explaining the history. The site is on the National Register of Historic Places and is open to the public; an annual rodeo on the grounds revives some of the old Wild West atmosphere.