* 1982 – Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called " Elk Cloner ".

On average, an adult moose stands high at the shoulder, which is more than a foot higher than the next largest deer on average, the Elk.

Also there is a specimen of Elk in the Slater Museum of Natural History at the University of Puget Sound that was collected historically on Orcas Island, and old timers report finding elk antlers on both Lopez and Orcas Islands.

Just about every notable figure of the period is connected with the events in some way, from " Elephant Man " Joseph Merrick to Oscar Wilde, from the Native American writer Black Elk to William Morris, the artist Walter Sickert to Aleister Crowley, who makes a brief appearance as a young boy in short trousers, sucking on a candy cane, and lecturing the police about magic.

The Elk ( Cervus canadensis ) is a mammal very closely related to Eurasian red deer ( Cervus elaphus ).

Their tribal territory stretched from what is now Yellowstone National Park and the headwaters of the Yellowstone River ( E-chee-dick-karsh-ah-shay —" Elk River ") in the west, north to the Musselshell River, then northeast to the Yellowstone's mouth at the Missouri River, then southeast to the confluence of the Yellowstone and Powder Rivers ( Bilap chashee —" Powder River " or " Ash River "), south along the South Fork of the Powder River, confined in the SE by the Rattlesnake Mountains and westwards in the SW by the Wind River Range.

The county is bisected from east to west by the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, which connects the Delaware River to the Chesapeake Bay by way of the Elk River.

Barbour County is divided into eight magisterial districts: Barker, Cove, Elk, Glade, Philippi, Pleasant, Union and Valley.

It is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay on the west, the Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and Atlantic Ocean on the east, and the Elk River and its isthmus on the north.

It is situated on the slopes of the Elk Hill in Vijayanagaram of Ooty town in Tamil Nadu, India at an altitude of 2200 meters.

Limestone County is home to Swan Creek Wildlife Management area, part of the Tennessee River, and a section of the Elk River.

The Central Valley was once home to large populations of pronghorn antelope ( Antilocapra americana ), elk including the endemic Tule Elk subspecies ( Cervus elaphus nannodes ), mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus ), California ground squirrels, gophers, mice, hare, rabbits and kangaroo rats, along with their predators including the San Joaquin Kit Fox which is now an endangered subspecies surviving on the hillsides of the San Joaquin Valley.

The county is the site of the headwaters for eight rivers: Cherry River, Cranberry River, Elk River, Gauley River, Greenbrier River, Tygart Valley River, Williams River, and Shavers Fork of the Cheat River.

The county is drained by the West Fork River and its tributaries, including Tenmile Creek, Simpson Creek, Elk Creek, and Hackers Creek.

Its county seat is Elk Point.

The county is divided into thirteen townships: Alcester, Big Sioux, Big Springs, Brule, Civil Bend, Elk Point, Emmet, Jefferson, Prairie, Quincy, Sioux Valley, Spink, Virginia, and one area of unorganized territory: Richland.

Elk County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania.

Elk County was created on April 18, 1843, from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield and McKean Counties, and is named for the Eastern elk that historically inhabited the region.

Established in 1901 the refuge is one of the 546 wildlife refuges throughout the United States to provide a natural habitat for native grazing animals like the Bison, Elk, and Texas longhorn cattle.

The county is divided into twenty-two townships: Antioch, Beaver Creek, Boomer, Brushy Mountains, Edwards, Elk Creek, Hays, Jobs Cabin, Lewis Fork, Lovelace, Moravian Falls, Mulberry, New Castle, North Wilkesboro, Rock Creek, Somers, Stanton, Traphill, Union, Walnut Grove, Millers Creek and Wilkesboro.

The County is divided into 19 townships: Chestnut Hill, Clifton, Creston, Elk, Grassy Creek, Helton, Horse Creek, Hurricane, Jefferson, Laurel, North Fork, Obids, Old Fields, Peak Creek, Pine Swamp, Piney Creek, Pond Mountain, Walnut Hill, and West Jefferson.

* Montmorency County is noted as the " Elk Capital of Michigan ".

It is a prohibition or dry county, with the exception of a winery ( Elk Creek Vineyards ) that is authorized to sell its product to the public.

Elk County ( county code EK ) is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States.

In 1976, two former Improv-Inc members, Michael Bossier and John Elk, formed Spaghetti Jam, performing Short-Form improv and Harolds in San Francisco ’ s famous Old Spaghetti Factory through 1983.

The following counties have been formed from land that was once part of Lycoming County: Armstrong, Bradford, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Indiana, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga, Venango, Warren, Forest, Elk and Cameron.

The Elk River is formed at Pineville by the confluence of Big Sugar Creek and Little Sugar Creek.

Elk Township was formed as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17, 1891, from portions of Clayton Township, Glassboro Township and South Harrison Township.

Elk Township was formed from portions of South Harrison Township on April 17, 1891.

Early settlers later renamed the creek " Elk Creek ", and a community with the same name formed nearby.

The Elk River Association was formed in south-central Tennessee in 1806, in the fertile valley region formed by the Elk and Duck Rivers.

The new sentiment became so strong in the Elk River Association that it led to division, and the Duck River Association of Separate Baptists was formed.

The rapids referred as Elk rapids became known as Bird rapids, and along with Cabin rapids, Dauphine rapids, and Deadman rapids they formed a barrier to steamboat travel in low water that caused Cow Island landing at Cow Creek to become the low water landing where freight was transferred to wagon trains for the final leg to Ft. Benton.

It is formed at Johnsonburg in central Elk County by the confluence of its East and West Branches.

By pumping water into shallow ditches, 3 major manmade wetlands have formed, including the East and West Coblentz marshes, and the more recent Elk Creek wetland add more than of wetlands along the Wakarusa River.

Elk Mound is a kame ( a type of conical hill formed by glacial debris ) in northwestern Wisconsin.

In 1894, Pastor Kristian Anker, then owner and principal of the Elk Horn Højskole, sold it to the newly formed Danish Lutheran Church in North America for use as a seminary and college.

In 1976, two former I-Inc performers, Michael Bossier and John Elk, formed " Spaghetti Jam ", performing in San Francisco's famous Old Spaghetti Factory through 1983.

It joins the Mississippi at the city of Elk River, after passing through Orono Lake, which is formed by a municipal hydroelectric dam.

* Kalamazoo also has a freight service provided by Grand Elk Railroad running north to Grand Rapids, Michigan and south to Elkhart, Indiana.

Making paintings with oil and watercolor was a new form of art to the Taos Pueblo who traditionally painted objects such as hides or inside buildings, such as on the walls of a kiva, but one embraced by artists such as Albert Looking Elk, Albert Lujan, Juan Mirabal and Juanito Concha.

Paintings by Pueblo artists Albert Looking Elk ( Martinez ), Albert Lujan, Juan Mirabal, Juanito Concha and the works of other Pueblo artists are included in the Museum's collection.

Children in Elk County are also served by Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit Nine.

The film was made by director William A. Graham in Watauga County ( towns of Boone and Blowing Rock ) and in Avery County ( towns of Elk Park and Banner Elk ), North Carolina. Children were recruited to act in the film from local elementary schools.

Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Elk County has remained a prohibition, or " dry ", county.

Chautauqua County was created by an act of the Kansas legislature on June 1, 1875 by the division of Howard County into Elk County ( the northern half ) and Chautauqua County ( the southern half ).

Snake Road leads out of Rogersville into neighboring Limestone County and provided passage from Florence to Athens by way of a shallow ford across Elk River.

Initially, the town developed around a stage stop on the Monterey Trail, though after the railroad passed by east of town, Elk Grove's center shifted to its present location.

" The Elk Grove Masonic Building referred to by Tsukamoto was located in neighboring Elk Grove near a railroad station where the Florin residents were shipped in rail cars to distribution hubs.

Formally a census-designated place ( CDP ), Laguna West-Lakeside was annexed by Elk Grove in 2003.

" It appears that light rail links were originally expected, but the planned extension of Sacramento's Blue Line will now apparently veer east towards Elk Grove at a point some 2 to 3 miles to the north of Laguna West ; the community, as of summer 2007, is only served by an hourly bus service

Two elementary schools and one high school in the Sacramento Unified School District serve students in the western portion of Rancho Cordova, and students in the recently developed Anatolia area are served by Elk Grove Unified School District.

It is bordered roughly by Jackson Road on the north, Roughly a line 1 / 4 a mile to the east of Grant Line Road, Calvine Road on the south, and Elk Grove Florin Road on the west.

Schaumburg is bordered by Hoffman Estates and Palatine, IL to the north, Rolling Meadows to the northeast, Elk Grove Village to the southeast, Roselle, IL to the south, Hanover Park to the southwest, and Streamwood to the west.

Today, Norfolk Southern has the biggest railroad presence in town, although Elkhart has 2 other railroads ( Shortline-Elkhart and Western ( operated by Pioneer Railcorp ) and Regional-Grand Elk ( operated by Watco ).