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Vaughan| Hamlet in Yazoo County, west-central Mississippi. It is located 56 km/35 mi north-northeast of Jackson. On the old Illinois Central Railroad line, it was the site of the crash of the Cannon Ball express, running between Memphis, Tennessee, and Canton (23 km/14 mi to the south), in which engineer Casey Jones was killed on 30 April 1900. The Casey Jones Museum State Park, just northeast of Vaughan and near the crash site, is devoted to the accident and to the history of railways. |
Vaughan| City in York Regional Municipality, south Ontario, Canada; population (1991) 111,400. It is located 24 km/15 mi northwest of Toronto city centre, on the Humber River. Between 1986 and 1991 it experienced an explosive growth in its suburb population, expanding by 70%. The city includes the former agricultural communities of Kleinburg, site of the McMichael Canadian (art) Collection and Toronto International Film Studios; Maple, home to Canada's Wonderland, a well-known amusement park; and Woodbridge. |
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