The Vagabond
15 October 2021
<strong>By Danny Crownover</strong>
Back in the old days, hundreds of horses and mules were sold in downtown Gadsden by auction. Most of the animals were...
01 October 2021
<strong>By Danny Crownover</strong>
One of the most welcome new items ever printed by a local newspaper was the official prediction the Alabama Steel &...
24 September 2021
<strong>By Danny Crownover</strong>
Etowah County’s first courthouse in 1870 was a small red brick building of colonial design featuring four immense white...
16 September 2021
<strong>By Danny Crownover</strong>
In 1900, there was a local story about the famous belled buzzard that attracted attention in every section of the South.
J.M....
09 September 2021
<strong>By Danny Crownover</strong>
The Etowah Rifles volunteer military unit was mustered into service on July 4, 1883, with Judge John Harold Disque...