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Got a spare $400,000? Buy your own town: Swett, South Dakota

By DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE, Rapid City Journal
Jun 30, 2014
Jun 30, 2014

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Have you ever dreamed of owning your own town, or just taking a ride around town knowing all you see is really yours?

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