For less than half a million bucks, the rural town of Swett, South Dakota, could be yours- along with its workshop, bar and the town's only home.
As the Rapid-City Journal reports, owner Lance Benson is selling the Bennett County town for $400,000 so he can pay more attention to his traveling concession business. But he admits it's a step he is not entirely ready to make.
"I hate to get rid of it," said Benson, who bought the town in 1998.
Swett, an unincorporated hamlet located nearly two hours southeast of Rapid City, has just one house. Back in the '40s it was a quaint community of 40 residents. But rapid urbanization in other areas caused its decline, leaving a one-horse-type town of two residents- Benson and his wife.
"This place is pretty much where they highway ends and the Wild West begins," Gerry Runnels, a horse-trainer who stopped in Swett for a rest, jokingly told the newspaper.
Benson first bought the town in 1998 but gave it to his ex-wife. He later reclaimed it in 2012.
Along with the town comes the Swett Tavern, the only bar within a 10-mile radius. Once a place known for serving a dangerous crowd, Benson has successfully turned it into the town's prized possession. To this day it's still the de-facto meeting place for cowboys and farmers.
