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Billed as the smallest town in America, Buford, Wyoming, was sold at auction for $900,000 to a Vietnamese national who wanted to remain anonymous, said the seller on Thursday.
Twenty-five bidders signed up for the auction — held online and on-site — of the town with its three-bedroom house, school, gas station and several other buildings.
Buford's last inhabitant and the owner of the buildings, Don Sammons (61) told AFP that the package went to a Vietnamese man from Ho Chi Minh City.
The winner had to battle it out with bidders from Hong Kong, New York, Florida, Kansas and Wyoming, with the bidding starting at $100,000.
“I can continue and start the next chapter of my life,” Mr. Sammons, adding that he planned to go someplace with sandy beaches and “maybe a palm tree” for a week or two before writing a book about his life in Buford.
The former railroad stop once was home to about 2,000 people. But they started moving away after train service ended, until the sign at the entrance to town read, “Buford. Population: 1.”
The buyer will get 10 acres of land. Besides the house, a garage, cabin and barn, the property includes a cellphone tower and a parking lot that a trucking company uses to switch trailers at night.
Twenty-five bidders signed up for the auction — held online and on-site — of the town with its three-bedroom house, school, gas station and several other buildings.
Buford's last inhabitant and the owner of the buildings, Don Sammons (61) told AFP that the package went to a Vietnamese man from Ho Chi Minh City.
The winner had to battle it out with bidders from Hong Kong, New York, Florida, Kansas and Wyoming, with the bidding starting at $100,000.
“I can continue and start the next chapter of my life,” Mr. Sammons, adding that he planned to go someplace with sandy beaches and “maybe a palm tree” for a week or two before writing a book about his life in Buford.
The former railroad stop once was home to about 2,000 people. But they started moving away after train service ended, until the sign at the entrance to town read, “Buford. Population: 1.”
The buyer will get 10 acres of land. Besides the house, a garage, cabin and barn, the property includes a cellphone tower and a parking lot that a trucking company uses to switch trailers at night.