The Vagabond

July 27, 2026

July 1, 2022

By Danny Crownover The first special edition ever issued by a local Gadsden newspaper rolled off the presses on the morning of Ju...

June 24, 2022

By Danny Crownover In 1869, a local Gadsden newspaper copied an editorial from The Selma Times advocating a canal across Sand M...

April 22, 2022

By Danny Crownover Back in April of 1924, the mayors of Gadsden, Alabama City and Attalla issued proclamations for a clean-up...

April 15, 2022

By Danny Crownover Two springs are located in Gadsden at Third Street and Tuscaloosa Avenue (also known as Ewing Avenue) th...

April 1, 2022

By Danny Crownover A sprawling subterranean city was recently uncovered in Noccalula Falls Park in Gadsden. The discovery was announced by...

February 4, 2022

By Danny Crownover Last week The Vagabond mentioned some of the “first” in the Gadsden area. One of these was a local man who invented the typew...

October 15, 2021

By Danny Crownover Back in the old days, hundreds of horses and mules were sold in downtown Gadsden by auction. Most of the...

October 1, 2021

By Danny Crownover One of the most welcome new items ever printed by a local newspaper was the official prediction the Alaba...

September 24, 2021

By Danny Crownover Etowah County’s first courthouse in 1870 was a small red brick building of colonial design featuring four...

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