PhinDeli Town Buford, Wyoming

PhinDeli Town-Buford
(Buford, Wyoming)
Unincorporated community
Town sign for Buford
PhinDeli Town-Buford
(Buford, Wyoming)
Location within the state of Wyoming
PhinDeli Town-Buford
(Buford, Wyoming)
PhinDeli Town-Buford
(Buford, Wyoming) (the US)
PhinDeli Town-Buford
(Buford, Wyoming)
PhinDeli Town-Buford
(Buford, Wyoming) (North America)
Coordinates: 41°07′25″N 105°18′09″W / 41.12361°N 105.30250°W / 41.12361; -105.30250Coordinates: 41°07′25″N 105°18′09″W / 41.12361°N 105.30250°W / 41.12361; -105.30250
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Albany
Founded 1866
Area
 • Total 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
 • Land 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2012)
 • Total 1
 • Density 65/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes 82052
Website bufordtradingpost.com

PhinDeli Town Buford, originally known as Buford, is an unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming, United States of America. It is located between Laramie and Cheyenne on Interstate 80. At 8,000 feet (2,400 m) of elevation, it is the highest populated settlement along the First Transcontinental Railroad (today's Overland Route), and on the transcontinental Interstate 80. The town was originally named Buford (in honor of Major General John Buford), a Union cavalry officer during the American Civil War. In 2013, the town was sold to a Vietnamese owner, who re-branded it as "PhinDeli Town Buford". The postal addresses, however, still bears the town's original name of "Buford". In 2013, the population of the town was 1.[1][2]

History

PhinDeli is a promotional name tagged to the town of Buford in 2013, by the store-owners. The original town was founded in 1866,[3] during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad in the Wyoming Territory. At its peak, the town boasted a population of 2,000.[3] In 1900, a post office was built, which was closed in 2004.[4]

Don Sammons moved to Buford in 1980 with his wife and son.[5] In 1992, he purchased the town.[6] His wife died in 1995, and his son moved away around 2007, making him Buford's only resident.[3][5] However, at a later time, seven residents lived in the town, but eventually moved away to larger municipalities.[7]

The town, consisting of a convenience store, gas station, and modular home on 4 hectares (9.9 acres) of land, was put up for sale after Don Sammons decided to move closer to his son.[6] The town was put up for auction on April 5, 2012, with the highest bid of $900,000 was made by two unidentified Vietnamese men.[5][8][9] Later, it was revealed that one of them was Phạm Đình Nguyên.[10] The new owners sell "PhinDeli" brand coffee, imported from Vietnam, in the convenience store.[11]

See also

  • Sherman Summit – The mountain pass near Buford that is the highest point along Interstate 80
  • Ames monument – Monument near Buford marking the highest point along the original grade of the First Transcontinental Railroad
  • Monowi, Nebraska – The only incorporated village with only 1 person.

References

  1. ↑ PhinDeli Town Buford: Open for business
  2. ↑ America’s Tiniest Town Is Sold And Renamed PhinDeli Town Buford, Wyoming
  3. 1 2 3 Rosenfeld, Everett (July 20, 2011). "Meet the Only Resident of America's Smallest Town". TIME. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  4. ↑ http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postmasterfinder/welcome.htm
  5. 1 2 3 Vecsey, Laura. "America's tiniest town commands a big price". Zillow. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  6. 1 2 Zuckerman, Laura (April 5, 2012). "Wyoming town - population 1 - sells for $900,000 to Vietnamese buyer". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Population 1: The shopkeeper who lives in a one-man town (and there are no women or children either)". Daily Mail. March 16, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ Spellman, Jim (April 5, 2012). "Vietnamese businessmen scoop up smallest U.S. town for $900,000". CNN. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  9. ↑ (in Vietnamese) Doanh gia Việt Nam qua Mỹ mua trọn thị trấn giá $900,000 Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ (in Vietnamese) Lộ danh tánh người Việt mua thị trấn Mỹ $900,000 Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Markley, Kyle. Buford, Wyoming getting a new name. KGWN-TV News.
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