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human settlement in Indiana, United States of America
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Toronto is an extinct town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The site is on Indiana State Road 71 near the Illinois and Indiana border.
“Toronto feels especially unsafe for Jews. There's been regular news about targeted assault, arson, bomb threats and the blockade of a Jewish neighbourhood. But is it actually worse here than elsewhere? Let's look at the data...”
“It is not squalid like Birmingham, or cramped like Canton, or scattered like Edmonton, or sham like Berlin, or hellish like New York, or tiresome like Nice. It is all right. The only depressing thing is that it will always be what it is, only larger, and that no Canadian city can ever be anything better or different. If they are good they may become Toronto.”
“Toronto as a city carries out the idea of Canada as a country. It is a calculated crime against the aspirations of the soul and the affection of the heart.”
“The foreign laborers described incidents of false promises, which included documentation, quality of housing, their work hours, and their pay. They also described living in deplorable conditions with dozens of people sleeping on mattresses on the floor, a lack of food, a lack of privacy and bug infestations”
“Last night I Had a dream about Toronto. I was on my bicycle, cruising about in front of the old house. And, as usual in my dreams, I was a little girl again. A little girl in Toronto, with long golden curls.”
“Despite recent progress, urban growth continues to put pressure on local biodiversity. The number of people using the city’s natural system is increasing; invasive species are displacing native plants and animals; and a changing climate is affecting the life cycles of many species and negatively impacting the ability of our natural areas to provide ecosystem services.”
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Toronto is an extinct town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The site is on Indiana State Road 71 near the Illinois and Indiana border.
A few buildings in the community exist, and it is still cited by the USGS.
A post office was established at Toronto in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.
Toronto is located at 39°46′54″N 87°29′44″W.
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