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Elizabeth Levy Elizabeth Levy (born April 4 1942) is an author of children's books, including 1983's The Computer That Said Steal Me and 2002's The Vampire State Building. She has had over 80 children's books published, mostly on chess topics.
Elizabeth Linington Barbara "Elizabeth" Linington (born March 11 1921 in Aurora Kane, Illinois; died April 05 1988 in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California) was an American novelist. She was awarded runner-up scrolls for best mystery novel from the Mystery Writers of America for her 1961 tome, Nightmare, and her 1962 entry in her Luis Mendoza series, Knave of Hearts.
Elizabeth Macarthur Elizabeth Macarthur (born 14 August 1766, died 9 February 1850) is generally acknowledged as being at least jointly responsible for founding the wool industry in Australia. She was born in Devon, England, the daughter of a country gentleman, Richard Veale, and his wife, Grace.
Elizabeth Malecki Elizabeth Malecki holds a degree in ballet and modern dance and is a professional dancer, actress, and aerobics instructor. She is best known for her portrayal of Sonya Blade in the original Mortal Kombat arcade game.
Elizabeth Margaret Chandler Elizabeth Margaret Chandler (1807–1834) was a noted poet and writer of Pennsylvania and Michigan. She became the first woman writer in America to make the abolition of slavery her principal theme, before she died at age twenty-six.
Elizabeth Marquardt Elizabeth Marquardt is author of Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce (Crown, 2005) which reports the first national study in the United States of grown children of divorce. In 2001, she co-authored (with Norval Glenn) a national study titled "Hooking Up, Hanging Out, and Hoping for Mr.
Elizabeth McGrath Elizabeth McGrath (born August 15, 1971, Hollywood, California) is an artist based in California who works primarily in the fields of sculpture and animation. Her work is often evocative of the darker side of life, and she has been nicknamed Bloodbath McGrath after the subject matter of her works.
Elizabeth McIngvale Elizabeth McIngvale (born 1986) is the founder of Peace of Mind, a non-profit organization which raises money for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder research and education. She herself was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 12, and at age 18 became the national spokesperson for the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation.
Elizabeth McKinnon Elizabeth ("Betty") McKinnon (born January 1, 1924) is a retired Australian sprinter who won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Shirley Strickland, June Maston and Joyce King at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Elizabeth Medora Leigh Elizabeth Medora Leigh (1814 - 1849) was the third daughter of Augusta Leigh. Her father was officially Augusta's husband Colonel George Leigh, but it has been widely speculated that she was actually fathered by Augusta's half-brother George Gordon, Lord Byron.
Elizabeth Mitchell (musician) Elizabeth Mitchell is an American singer, composer, and guitarist for the New York indie band Ida (band). While a student at Brown University, Mitchell performed as a duo with fellow class of 1990 classmate Lisa Loeb, called Liz and Lisa.
Elizabeth Monck, Duchess of Albemarle Elizabeth Monck, Duchess of Albermarle (and later Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of Montagu), was born Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (22 February 1654–11 September 1734) and known for most of her life as the Mad Duchess of Albemarle.
Elizabeth Montagu Elizabeth Montagu (October 2, 1718 - August 25, 1800) was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer who helped organize and lead the bluestocking society. Her parents were both from wealthy families with strong ties to the British peerage and intellectual life, and she married Edward Montagu, a wealthy man with extensive holdings, to become one of the wealthiest women of her era.
Elizabeth Needham Elizabeth Needham (also known as Mother Needham) was a notorious English procuress and brothel-keeper of 18th century London, who appeared in the first of William Hogarth's series of satirical etchings, A Harlot's Progress.
Elizabeth of Aragon Elisabeth of Aragon (1271–1336) (Elisabet in Catalan, Isabel in Portuguese) was queen consort of Portugal and is a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She is also known as Queen Saint Elisabeth (in Portuguese Rainha Santa Isabel).
Elizabeth of Bohemia Elisabeth, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (August 19 1596-February 13 1662), born Princess Elizabeth Stuart of Scotland, was the eldest daughter to King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) and his Queen consort Anne of Denmark. She was thus sister to Charles I of England.
Elizabeth of Russia Yelizaveta Petrovna () (December 29, 1709 – January 5, 1762 (New Style); December 18, 1709 – December 25, 1761 (Old Style)), also known as Yelisavet and Elizabeth, was an Empress of Russia (1741 – 1762) who took the country into the War of Austrian succession (1740 – 1748) and the Seven Years' War (1756 – 1763). Her domestic policies allowed the nobles to gain dominance in local government while shortening their terms of service to the state.
Elizabeth P. Farrington Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (May 30, 1898 – July 21, 1984), usually called Elizabeth P. Farrington, was publisher of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and an American statesman who served as delegate to the United States Congress for the Territory of Hawai'i.
Elizabeth Peters Elizabeth Peters (a pen-name of Barbara Mertz, born 29 September 1927 in Canton, Illinois, USA) has written many books in the mystery genre, featuring strong female protagonists and many archaeological connections. Her Amelia Peabody series, involving the exploits of an entire family of Egyptologists in the early 1900s, is her most popular work.
Elizabeth Peyton Elizabeth Peyton (born 1965) is an American painter who rose to popularity in the mid 1990s. She was a contemporary artist best known for stylized and idealized portraits of her close friends, pop celebrities, and European monarchy.
Elizabeth Pierrepont, Duchess of Kingston-upon-Hull Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston (1720 – August 26, 1788), sometimes called Countess of Bristol, was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Chudleigh (d. 1726), and was appointed maid of honour to Augusta, Princess of Wales, in 1743, probably through the good offices of her friend, William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath.
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on December 10, 1950. A member of the first class of women to graduate from Princeton University, she received her undergraduate degree in architecture and urban planning from Princeton and her master's degree in architecture from the Yale School of Architecture.
Elizabeth Pollard Elizabeth Pollard (previously Feldmann) was a fictional character in the ITV soap Emmerdale, played by Kate Dove. She was killed in the 1993 plane crash that hit the village although some characters (And a few of the viewers!
Elizabeth Polly Elizabeth Polly was the young wife of Ephriam Polly, the Hospital Steward or male nurse during the cholera epidemic at Fort Hays in 1867. Elizabeth was the hospital matron, helping the sick and dying soldiers deal with what was for many, the final hours of their lives.
Elizabeth Poston Elizabeth Poston (October 24 1905–March 18 1987) was an English composer, pianist, and writer. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, where she was encouraged by both Peter Warlock and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Elizabeth Prentiss Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (26 October 1818 -- 13 August 1878) was a Presbyterian pastor's wife, writer, and poet, popular for her hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ" and the didactic story Stepping Heavenward (1869).
Elizabeth Proctor Elizabeth Proctor was an indirect victim of the Salem Witch Trials whose husband, John Proctor, was executed; however, Elizabeth herself was not actually was taken on Elizabeth’s appeal for reversal of attainder. The Massachusetts House of Representatives finally passed a bill disallowing spectral evidence.
Elizabeth R Elizabeth R is a BBC television drama serial that was broadcast in six, 85 minute parts on terrestrial channel BBC Two from February to March 1971. Starring Glenda Jackson in the title role, it was a largely accurate, historical portrayal of the life of Elizabeth I of England.
Elizabeth Raleigh Elizabeth ("Bess") Raleigh, or Elizabeth Throckmorton (April 16, 1565 – c. 1647), also Elizabeth Throgmorton, was Sir Walter Raleigh's wife, and a former lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Elizabeth Randall Elizabeth Randall has served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2003. She previously served as county counsel under the administration of former Bergen County Executive William "Pat" Schuber, where she spearheaded important initiatives, such as the downsizing of county government, and the preservation of thousands of acres of open space.
Elizabeth Ratliff Elizabeth McKee was born in 1942 and reared with two sisters on a farm in Rhode Island, was a serious, artistic child. She sang and played an acoustic guitar, and spoke French and German during her 17 years teaching the children of military families.
Elizabeth Resolutes The Elizabeth Resolutes were a 19th century baseball team based in Elizabeth, New Jersey. They were a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, baseball's first major league, in 1873.
Elizabeth River (Virginia) The Elizabeth River is a short tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of James River, between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk.
Elizabeth Rowley Elizabeth (Liz) Rowley is a politician and political activist in Ontario, Canada. She is the current leader of the Communist Party of Ontario and a leading member of the Communist Party of Canada, and has campaigned for office many times at both the federal and provincial levels.
Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford Elizabeth, Duchess of Bedford (23 September 1818-22 April 1897) was born Lady Elizabeth Sackville-West, daughter of the 5th Earl De La Warr and the Countess De La Warr. She acted as a bridesmaid at the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 10 February 1840.
Elizabeth Ryan (field hockey) Elizabeth ("Lizzy") Ryan (born November 10, 1985 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a field hockey striker from New Zealand, who made her Black Sticks debut in the year 2005 against the United States. She is a former NZ Secondary School sprinter and also has a very strong shot on goal.
Elizabeth Sanford Hyde Elizabeth Lee Sanford Hyde, (1919–2003), served on the Board of Trustees of the Woodstock Academy becoming its President and ran a capital campaign leading to the construction of the Elizabeth Sanford Hyde Library. She married fiber optics physicist Walter Lewis Hyde; they had six children, including Lewis Hyde.
Elizabeth Seymour Elizabeth Seymour (1513? – 1563) was one of the many children and the second daughter of Sir John Seymour, her sisters being Jane Seymour, later Jane, Queen Consort of King Henry VIII of England; Margery (who died in 1520) and Dorothy.
Elizabeth Shelby Elizabeth Shelby is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe. A Lieutenant Commander in Starfleet, she served onboard the USS Enterprise-D during the first Borg incursion of the United Federation of Planets.
Elizabeth Shepherd Elizabeth Shepherd (born 12 August 1936 in London, England) is a British character actress whose work has spanned the stage and both the big and small screens. Her surname has been alternately billed as "Shephard" and "Sheppard".
Elizabeth Shin Elizabeth Shin (1980 - April 14, 2000) was an MIT student who died from burns inflicted by a fire in her dormitory room. Her death led to a lawsuit against MIT and controversy as to whether MIT paid adequate attention to its students' mental and emotional health, and whether MIT's suicide rate was abnormally high.
Elizabeth Shoaf Elizabeth Shoaf is a fourteen-year-old Lugoff, South Carolina child who was kidnapped and raped by thirty-year-old Vinson Filyaw, an unemployed construction worker, on September 6th 2006. Elizabeth's text message to her mother lead police to the bunker where she had been held for ten days.
Elizabeth Shown Mills Elizabeth Shown Mills (December 29, 1944 — ) is a historical writer who has spent her life studying Southern culture and the relationships between people, emotional as well as genetic. Her dozen books and more than 500 articles on generational history have been published by popular and academic presses in history, literature, and sociology.
Elizabeth Sims Elizabeth Sims is the author of four novels comprising the Lillian Byrd Crime Story series: Holy Hell (#1), the Lambda Literary Award-winning Damn Straight (#2), Lucky Stiff (#3), and the recent Easy Street (#4) all from Alyson Publications of New York. Two of her short stories appear in the collections A Woman's Touch and Best Lesbian Love Stories 2004.
Elizabeth Smart (abductee) Elizabeth Ann Smart (born November 3, 1987), is a woman from Salt Lake City, Utah who was kidnapped as an adolescent at the age of 14 from her bedroom on June 5th, 2002. She was found alive nine months later on March 12th, 2003, a few miles from her home in Sandy, Utah in the company of two homeless practitioners of Mormon fundamentalism, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Ileen Barzee.
Elizabeth Spiers Elizabeth Spiers (born December 11, 1976), a native of Wetumpka, Alabama, is the founder of Dead Horse Media, which publishes Dealbreaker, a gossip site about Wall Street, AboveTheLaw, a gossip site about law and Supermogul, a business management site.
Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award The Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award (also known as the Sterling Award) is a local Edmonton, Alberta award presented annually which honours excellence in theatre.The award covers a number of categories, including production, performance, direction, writing, choreography, and design, as well as a special award recognizing achievement in theatre administration.
Elizabeth Stevenson Elizabeth (“Liz”) Margaret Stevenson (born December 25, 1981) is an actor, dancer, popular culture enthusiast and development associate at Urban Pathways, a “not-for-profit community-based human services agency pioneering the use of basic and therapeutic services to respond to the problems of the homeless.” Early Years ==
Elizabeth Street, Hobart Elizabeth Street runs both ways North-South through Hobart, from New Town in the North to the CBD and into Sullivan's Cove. It notably contains the Elizabeth Street Mall, the Hobart Bus Mall, Elizabeth College, Hobart and the North Hobart Shopping District.
Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Elizabeth Street is one of the main north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. The origin of its name is uncertain, but the most likely explanation is that it was named for the wife of Governor Bourke (for whom Bourke Street is named).
Elizabeth Street, Sydney Elizabeth Street is a street in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. The street runs from Hunter Street south, past Hyde Park, Central station and through the inner city suburbs of Surry Hills, Redfern and Waterloo.
Elizabeth Stride Elizabeth Stride (Elisabeth Gustafsdotter) is believed to be the third victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated prostitutes in the Whitechapel area of London during the late summer and autumn of 1888. She was forty-four at the time of her death, killed on the night of the "Double Event" that saw the murder of Catherine Eddowes less than an hour later.
Elizabeth Stroud Irene Elizabeth (Beth) Stroud is a United Methodist pastor, ordained in 1997, whose credentials as an ordained minister were revoked because she is in a committed relationship with another woman. The United Methodist Book of Discipline prohibits "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" from being appointed as pastors.
Elizabeth Swann Elizabeth Swann is a fictional character, and also one of the main characters, first introduced in the 2003 Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. She also appears in the sequels, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007).
Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean Elizabeth Conway Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, PC (born April 14, 1951) is a former British trade union leader and politician, and formerly a Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She was created a Labour life peer as Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, of Vernham Dean in the County of Hampshire in 1996.
Elizabeth Taylor (painter) Elizabeth Taylor (8 January, 1856 - March, 1932) was an American artist, journalist, botanist and traveller. Her travel essays from Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Norway were published in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, Atlantic Monthly, Forest and Stream and others.
Elizabeth Thackery Elizabeth Thackery of Manchester, Lancashire was an English convict tried on May 4, 1786, and sentenced to seven years' transportion for the theft of five handkerchiefs to a value of one shilling.Elizabeth THACKERY She is the last-known female survivor of the First Fleet, and is said to have been the first ashore at Botany Bay when she arrived on January 26 1788 on the Charlotte.
Elizabeth Tyler Elizabeth Tyler (July 11, 1823 - June 1, 1850 was one of fifteen children of John Tyler], tenth [[President of the United States. She was born in 1823 to John Tyler and Letitia Christian, his first wife, and she died at the age of 27 in 1850, from childbirth.
Elizabeth Tyrrell (nee Ussher) Elizabeth Tyrrell, daughter of James Ussher, Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, and Phoebe Ussher (née Challoner) was born in London in 1619. Around 1653 she married Sir Timothy Tyrrell, of Oakley, Buckinghamshire.
Elizabeth von Arnim Elizabeth, Countess Russell (formerly Elizabeth Gräfin von Arnim) (August 31, 1866 - February 9, 1941) was a British novelist and, through marriage, a member of the German nobility (Mary Annette Gräfin von Arnim).
Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh Elizabeth van Valkenburgh (1799 - 1846) poisoned her first husband by adding arsenic to his rum, because she was "provoked" by his drinking in bars. She first denied that she had poisoned him but later admitted that she did, although she stated that he was able to work after this, and that she did not intend to kill him.
Elizabeth Wallfisch Elizabeth Wallfisch (born January 28, 1952) is an Australian Baroque violinist. She is renowned for her versatility across repertoire from various musical periods, and her particular talent in playing the music of the Baroque.
Elizabeth Webber Elizabeth Imogene Webber is a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital, who has been played by actress Rebecca Herbst since 1997. In 1999, the role brought Herbst the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress, as well as an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress.
Elizabeth Weir Elizabeth Jane Weir is a lawyer and politician in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick, Canada. She was elected leader of the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick in 1988 and became the strongest opposition voice to the Liberal government, which held all 58 seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.
Elizabeth Weir (Stargate) Doctor Elizabeth Weir is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. The character is played by Torri Higginson, although when introduced in the Stargate SG-1 two-parter Lost City, she was played by Jessica Steen.
Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington Elizabeth, Duchess of Wellington (27 September 1820-13 August 1904) was born Lady Elizabeth Hay, a daughter of the eighth Marquess of Tweeddale. One of her brothers was the ornithologist Viscount Walden, and another the Admiral of the Fleet Lord John Hay.
Elizabeth Williams Champney Elizabeth Williams Champney (1850-1922) was an American author of miscellaneous books, including the "Witch Winnie Books," the series of "Vassar Girls Abroad," Romance of the Feudal Chäteaux (1900), and many more. She was the wife of J.
Elizabeth Willis Elizabeth Willis is an American poet and the author of several books of poetry, including Meteoric Flowers (Wesleyan, 2006), Turneresque (Burning Deck, 2003), and The Human Abstract (Penguin Books, 1995), which was selected for the National Poetry Series. She is currently (2006) editing a collection of essays on Lorine Niedecker and teaches at Wesleyan University.
Elizabeth Witmer Elizabeth Witmer (born October 16, 1946 in Schiedam, The Netherlands) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1990, originally representing Waterloo North and later Kitchener—Waterloo for the Progressive Conservative Party.
Elizabeth Wolfgramm Elizabeth Wolfgramm, born August 19th, 1972, was a member of the family group The Jets, comprised of siblings: Eddie, Eugene, Elizabeth, Haini, Kathi, Leroy, Moana, and Rudy Wolfgramm. She left the group in the early 1990s to pursue other projects, and later married Hawaiian football star Mark Atuaia.
Elizabeth Woolcock Elizabeth Woolcock (20 April 1848 - 30 December 1873) was born Elizabeth Lillian Oliver in Burra and was hanged in Adelaide Gaol for the murder of her husband Thomas Woolcock by mercury poisoning. She remains the only woman ever executed in South Australia and is buried between the outer and inner prison walls.
Elizabeth Wurtzel Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel (born July 31 1967 in New York City) is an American writer and journalist famous for her work in the confessional memoir genre. The Village Voice has called her "a powerful creative genius, a modern-day Plath or Anne Sexton"http://www.
Elizabeth Young Elizabeth Young (1950-2001) was a London-based literary critic and author, who wrote principally on cult writers for a range of British newspapers and magazines. In particular she championed transgressive fiction, for which she received some criticism in the press, not least for her defence of A.
Elizabeth Ziegler Public School Elizabeth Ziegler Public School is an elementary school located in Waterloo, Ontario, at 90 Moore Avenue South, roughly one kilometre east of Waterloo's city centre. As of 2006, the school serves junior kindergarten through grade 6 and its principal is Jeannie Faubert.
Elizabeth Zimmermann Elizabeth Zimmermann (August 9, 1910–November 30, 1999) was a British-born knitter known for revolutionizing the modern practice of knitting through her books and instructional series on American public television. She advocated knitting in the round using the Continental knitting method, claiming that it is the most efficient and quickest way to knit.
Elizabethan architecture Elizabethan architecture is the term given to early Renaissance architecture in England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Historically the period responds to the Cinquecento in Italy, the Early Renaissance in France, and the Plateresque style in Spain.
Elizabethan Club The Elizabethan Club is a literary discussion club at Yale University. Its library contains Elizabethan folios and quartos, sketches and engravings, including a first folio of Shakespeare and first editions of Milton's Paradise Lost, Spenser's Faerie Queene, and Francis Bacon's Essayes.
Elizabethan era The Elizabethan Era is the period associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603) and is often considered to be a golden age in English history. It was the height of the English Renaissance, and saw the flowering of English literature and poetry.
Elizabethan Express Elizabethan Express was a 1954 British Transport Film that followed The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the East Coast Main Line. Although originally intended as an advertising short, it now acts as a nostalgic record of the halcyon years of steam on British Railways and the ex-LNER Class A4.
Elizabethan Poor Law (1601) The Poor Law Act 1601 was also known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, 43rd Elizabeth or Old Poor Law after the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act in 1834. It formalised earlier practices of poor relief distribution in England and Wales.
Elizabethan Religious Settlement The Elizabethan Religious Settlement was Elizabeth I’s response to the religious divisions created over the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. This response was set out in two Acts of the Parliament of England.
Elizabethtown (Amtrak station) Elizabethtown Station is an Amtrak rail station located about halfway between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Wilson Avenue in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The station is located on the south edge of the developed part of the borough, approximately .
Elizabethtown (film) Elizabethtown is a 2005 film written and directed by Cameron Crowe starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. Orlando Bloom plays a shoe designer visiting his father's hometown in Kentucky in the days following the father's death, and Kirsten Dunst plays a flight attendant.
Elizabethtown Area School District The Elizabethtown Area School District is a school district in the Northwest corner of suburban Lancaster County, Pennsylvania that serves Elizabethown Borough and the townships of Conoy , Mount Joy and West Donegal. It is a member of Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (IU) 13.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) located in Elizabethtown, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). It was formed by the consolidation of Elizabethtown Community College (est.
Elizabethtown Tract The Elizabethtown Tract was a property that was purchased on October 28, 1664 by John Baily, Daniel Denton and Luke Watson from the Native Americans that is in the area of (and surrounding) present-day Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Elizabethville, Ontario Elizabethville is a suburban community or a town located east about 90 km ENE of Toronto and SSW of Peterborough. Newtonville is also about 40 km E of Oshawa and about 25 km NW of Port Hope, about 50 km SE of Lindsay north of the old highway linking Toronto and Kingston, about 1 km north of the nearest freeway (Highway 401) with its nearest interchange in Newton and with a highway linking to Lindsay (Highway 35) and Peterborough (Highway 115) at Taunton Road to the west.
Elizur Wright Elizur Wright (12 February 1804-22 November1885) was an American mathematician and abolitionist. He is sometimes described as the "father of life insurance" for his pioneering work on actuarial tables.
Elk (Cervus canadensis) Siberian and American Elk (Cervus canadensis), are the second largest species of deer in the world, after the moose (Alces alces). Elk are also referred to as "wapiti", which is from the Native American word waapiti, or "white rump" used by the Shawnee.
Elk Grove High School Elk Grove High School, or EGHS, is a public four-year high school located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214, which also includes Buffalo Grove High School, John Hersey High School, Prospect High School, Rolling Meadows High School, and Wheeling High School
Elk Haus-Simplon Elk Haus-Simplon (UCI Team Code: ELK) is a professional continental cycling team based in Austria and participates in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Alexander Albrecht, Bernhard Rassinger, Josef Regec and Wolfgang Wesely.
Elk Lakes cabin The Elk Lakes cabin is an alpine hut located between the French and Italian Military Groups in the Canadian Rockies, in Elk Lakes Provincial Park, British Columbia. The hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada.
Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring Fork River valley, and east of the Crystal River.
Elk River (British Columbia) The Elk River is a 192 km (119 mile) long river, originating in the Rocky Mountains of eastern British Columbia, Canada. It flows through the Elk Valley in a southwesterly direction, joining the Kootenay River (here the Lake Koocanusa reservoir) just north of the British Columbia-Montana border.
Elk River (Maryland) The Elk River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about 15 miles long, and as the most northeastern extension of the Chesapeake Bay estuary, serves as one entrance to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Elk River (Minnesota) The Elk River is a river, about 70 mi (115 km) long, in east-central Minnesota in the United States.Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry It is a tributary of the Mississippi River, draining a watershed of 630 mi² (1,632 km²).
Elk River (Oklahoma) The Elk River is a short tributary of the Neosho River, 80 mi (129 km) longin southwestern Missouri] and northeastern [[Oklahoma in the United States. Its tributaries also drain a small portion of northwestern Arkansas.
Elk River Railroad The Elk River Railroad runs for 61 miles between Gilmer and Hartland, West Virginia and has existed since July 1989 although it was originally built in the late 1900s and was once part of the Coal and Coke Railroad that ran from Charleston to Elkins.
Elk River Station Elk River Station is an incinerator operating in Elk River, Minnesota that generates 35 to 42 megawatts of electrical power. The site was originally built as a coal and oil-fired facility in 1950, then was converted to a nuclear power plant (boiling water reactor) in 1963.
Elka Graham Elka Graham (born October 20, 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Graham specializes in the 200m and 400m freestyle events, also swimming the 800m freestyle.

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