Flatlander (1939, 1951)

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   "Flatlander" was posted here some years ago (1998), in a Vermont context.  The cartoon "Snuffy Smith" origins were mentioned.  I lectured about this Americanism before the American Name Society in 1998.
   DARE has 1958.


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
   DRIVING SOUTH TO MEET SPRING HALF WAY; Sights From the Road Visiting Asheville Large Grounds ; By VILLIERS GERSON; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Apr 15, 1951; pg. 271, 1 pgs
("The drive, 105 miles long, twists and turns atop the 3,000-foot peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains, from whose heights the northern flatlander can see and understand the lure of highland life.")

  Mountain 'Boy' Sure to Play For Trans-Mississippi Title; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Jul 22, 1939; pg. 12, 1 pgs
("No matter who wins today's semifinal matches, a mountain boy is sure to battle a flatlander for the 39th Trans-Mississippi golf title at mountain-shadowed Broadmoor tomorrow.")