The Vagabond

February 18, 2026

January 19, 2023

By Danny Crownover Not many folks in this area are aware of the story of the death of Bob Barton, a noted restaurant keeper...

January 12, 2023

By Danny Crownover The first baseball game ever mentioned being played in Gadsden took place in 1879 on the grounds of Miss...

January 5, 2023

By Danny Crownover One of the most remarkable persons in the history of Gadsden was William (Bill) Webster, a successful Afri...

December 23, 2022

By Danny Crownover Included at the Gadsden Public Library is a booklet about Gadsden that was printed in New York City in Oc...

December 15, 2022

By Danny Crownover The Vagabond recently attended the Alabama Power Company retiree group luncheon. These great folks call themse...

December 9, 2022

By Danny Crownover The Vagabond is frequently asked about the amount time it took for steamboats to make the trip from Gadsden...

December 1, 2022

By Danny Crownover The Vagabond recently discovered an article written in 1948 by local historian Will I. Martin. “It may se...

November 23, 2022

By Danny Crownover The Whiskey Incident on the Coosa River was recently brought up by some local historians, so an article is...

November 18, 2022

By Danny Crownover David Reuben Loveman (1827-1898) had been a Hebrew teacher in Hungary, where he married and had two chil...

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