The Vagabond

June 7, 2026

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...

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...

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