Elba (village), New York in July. The site of the village was first settled in 1804, by John Roraback, a weaver. The village of Elba was incorporated in 1884. Previously, in 1882, an attempt to incorporate "Pine Hill" as the town's name led to dissension and a lawsuit. The name "Pine Hill" was derived from a Native American name for the area. Elba was a stop on the Underground Railroad. There literally was an underground section, as there was a tunnel underneath Main Street between the inn and the home of its owner, Elias Pettibone, which is now collapsed. The village is located in
Idris Elba as the season finale. In September 2009, he signed a deal to star as the lead role on the six-part BBC television series "Luther", which aired in May 2010. He appeared on Showtime's "The Big C" in 2010. At the 69th Golden Globe Awards telecast on 15 January 2012, Elba won the Award for Best Actor in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role on the BBC crime thriller series "Luther". In 2007, Elba signed on as the lead role of the film "Daddy's Little Girls", playing Monty, a blue-collar mechanic who falls in love