The Vagabond

June 8, 2026

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...

September 16, 2021

By Danny Crownover In 1900, there was a local story about the famous belled buzzard that attracted attention in every section of...

September 9, 2021

By Danny Crownover The Etowah Rifles volunteer military unit was mustered into service on July 4, 1883, with Judge John Harold...

August 26, 2021

By Danny Crownover Having recently read The Vagabond’s account concerning the burning of the Dwight Inn in Alabama City back in...

August 19, 2021

By Danny Crownover While driving through this area recently, The Vagabond was struck by the fact that so few crows were to be s...

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