[the scotsman]

Good article, if rather annoying it refers to England, when many of the ‘toffs’ were Scots.

[the scotsman]

Good article, if rather annoyingly it refers to England, when many of the ‘toffs’ were Scots.

[niteowl77]

I remember hearing about the Englishmen and the "colony" when I was younger - we lived not too far from that neck of the woods - but I doubt if too many younger Iowans know about it anymore.

Gentlemen on the Prairie: Victorians in Pioneer Iowa is not a new book, but it is a good overview of the subject for those who are interested.

Mr. niteowl77

[Buckeye McFrog]

It sounds like that Monty Python skit about the
Upper Class Twit Hunting Darby....

[Trailerpark Badass]

Is “toff” a perjorative normally?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***For this particular Runnymede lay amid the endless plains of Iowa ***

I remember reading of a similar town in Kansas founded by British elites.

[wizr]

Thanks for the post.