The Vagabond

March 11, 2026

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...

November 11, 2022

By Danny Crownover The occupants of a wooden store building on the north side of Broad Street between Court and Fifth streets...

November 3, 2022

Outside of a few small sawmills, the City of Gadsden’s first industry was a hat-making plant in the l...

October 28, 2022

By Danny Crownover Robert A.D. Dunlap was among the pioneers who built Gadsden and was among those who left a lasting impres...

October 20, 2022

By Danny Crownover In August of 1878, an experience with a so-called haunted house in Gadsden was brought about by one of the most...

October 13, 2022

By Danny Crownover In 1947, assistant Etowah County agent H. J. Jackson began the reenrollment campaign of the Etowah County...

October 7, 2022

By Danny Crownover In January of 1897, Colonel R.A. Mitchell, a Gadsden banker and town booster, was appointed agent of the D...

September 29, 2022

By Danny Crownover In January of 1948, Gadsden Mayor J.H. Meighan announced that he had finally closed negotiations for a new tra...

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