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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]
"Kay County Oklahoma", Published by Kay County Gas Co. Ponca City, OK. 1919. pp. 38–43. "The 101 Ranch", Ellsworth Collings, University of Oklahoma Press; Reprint edition (March 1986) ISBN 0-8061-1047-3. Conoco : the first one hundred years: Building on the past for the future, New York: Dell (1975) OCLC 3185611
They settled in Ponca City, where he resumed his oil career. He first founded the 101 Ranch Oil Company. Marland was successful in reestablishing his fortune. By 12 years later in 1920, it was estimated to be worth at $85,000,000 ($85 million dollars - roughly $910,000,000 - $910 million dollars in modern 2024 U.S. dollars).
After another 13 years as a record-setting sharpshooter and performer, Smith retired around 1920 and died in 1930 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the home town of the 101 Ranch. She is buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Ponca City. Her grave was unmarked until a monumental headstone was placed there in 1999 by the 101 Ranch Old Timers Association. [15]
City of Ponca City. City of Ponca City. "Marland's Grand Home Centennial Articles – 1910 to 1920" retrieved May 31, 2021. City of Ponca City. "Marland's Grand Home Centennial Articles – 1920 to 1930" retrieved May 26, 2021. City of Ponca City. "Marland's Grand Home Centennial Articles – 1930 - 1940" retrieved May 26, 2021. City of Ponca City.
The company was founded in 1917, by E. W. Marland, Ponca City, Oklahoma oil exploration pioneer, when he assembled his various holdings including the 101 Ranch Oil Company into one unit. By 1920 it is estimated that Marland and his partners controlled 10% of the world's oil production (the equivalent of Saudi Arabia in 2006) and that Marland ...
The 101 Ranch written by Ellsworth Collings in collaboration with Alma Miller England, narrates the history of the famed Miller Brothers 101 Ranch, the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show, and the Miller family who founded and operated both the ranch and the show. The 101 Ranch Wild West Show was one of the last of the large Wild West ...
Ponca City (Iowa-Oto: Chína Uhánⁿdhe) [5] is a city in Kay County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The city was named after the Ponca tribe. Ponca City had a population of 24,424 in the 2020 census , [ 6 ] down from 25,387 at the time of the 2010 census .