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Two Vietnamese people 'buy off' a town in the U.S.

Friday, 06/04/2012, 21:06 GMT+7

Two Vietnamese men were not identified during the winning bidder Buford township, the state of Wyoming, USA.
 

Thus, the two would own a school, a gas station, a house with three bedrooms and a storage cabin is located in the town's land.  Most small town America was sold for $ 900,000.

Don Sammons, former owner of Buford and the only citizens here, the starting price is $ 100,000.  A few years ago when his son moved, Mr. Sammons has become the only person living there.

 

Most small town America is owned by two Vietnamese.

As the second oldest town in Wyoming, Buford located along Interstate 80, the main route from New York to San Francisco.

The town is situated between Laramie and Cheyenne at an altitude of 2438 m. Buford also has its own zip codes, a mobile broadcast tower and about 4 hectares of land with fence around.

The town was established when the United States to build railroads across the continent and in its heyday, Buford is home to 2,000 people.


Written : Phan Anh (theo BBC)