Bloomberg Surveillance · Sunday, August 9, 2026
A group of outsiders with right-wing ties has begun purchasing large tracts of land in Gainsboro, Tennessee, a small town northeast of Nashville. This development has surprised and concerned the local residents, many of whom have generational ties to the community.
“But in the fall of twenty twenty four, a group of outsiders started scooping up big tracts of land.”
“The first thing you see when it pops up is pioneers. In Appalachian, Pioneers in Appalachia. But the goal wasn't just to buy real estate.”
“We need cities on a shining hill that exemplify and embody the healthy, natural human way of life, the Christian way of life.”