10 Entire U.S. Towns Owned By Single Individuals | Private American Communities

Описание: What happens when one person owns an entire American town? Not just a house or a business—but the streets, the water, the buildings, and everything in between.

In this video, we're counting down 10 U.S. towns that were (or still are) owned and controlled by a single individual or group. From quirky ghost towns sold on eBay to full-blown cults that legally took over communities, these stories reveal the dark side of private ownership in America.
We'll explore:

1. Buford, Wyoming: The town that sold for $900K on eBay
2. Scenic, South Dakota: Owned by a pastor with biker-themed dreams
3. Nipton, California: Bought by a cannabis company that went bankrupt
4. Pray, Montana: Where the owner abandoned residents to decay
5. Hilldale & Colorado City: Controlled by polygamist cult leader Warren Jeffs
6. Kiryas Joel, New York: A Hasidic village where leaving means losing everything
7. Rajneeshpuram, Oregon: The cult compound that poisoned a town
8. Celebration, Florida: Disney's "utopia" with dystopian HOA control
9. Jonestown, Guyana: Jim Jones's town that ended in mass murder
10. Antelope, Oregon: The town legally taken over by a cult

Some of these stories are bizarre. Some are tragic. And all of them prove one terrifying truth: when someone owns your town, they own you.
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