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Buford, Wyoming

Town for sale: The nation’s self-proclaimed smallest town has been offered for sale by its sole resident and “mayor,” Don Sammons. After more than 30 years of living in the unincorporated community, Sammons, 60, has decided to auction off the 10-acre town, which includes the Buford Trading Post—a gas station and store—a former schoolhouse, and its own ZIP code, 82052. Sammons may be the last resident of Buford, but he claims to get plenty of visitors at the trading post every day. Buford was founded in the 1860s; it became a thriving home to an estimated 2,000 residents before the Transcontinental Railroad was rerouted. Sammons moved his family here in 1980, and 12 years later bought the trading post. Over the years, his family members drifted away, until he was finally left alone, but with no regrets. “It was a great life,” Sammons said.

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