The Vagabond

June 8, 2026

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...

September 23, 2022

By Danny Crownover Dr. John Perry Gunn, a noted Gadsden dentist, was probably better known in Etowah, Marshall and St. Clair counti...

September 16, 2022

By Danny Crownover In 1893, a number of Gadsden residents were earning money carrying droves of horses and mules to Florida...

September 9, 2022

By Danny Crownover In 1911, Edgar Oliver McCord moved to Gadsden from Albertville to practice law. He soon formed a partner...

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