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The Vagabond

February 18, 2026
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The Vagabond – Hogs and cows once wandered downtown
October 16, 2020
By Danny Crownover Back when it was a small village, Gadsden had a few citizens protesting against the idea of allowing stoc...
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The Vagabond – How some local streets got their names
October 9, 2020
By Danny Crownover Streets in Gadsden often were named for a certain person or thing connected to the site. For example, Walnut S...
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The Vagabond – Gadsden’s most colorful citizen
October 2, 2020
By Danny Crownover Albert E. Paschal came to Gadsden in 1879. At about that same time, he bought the lot and built the home...
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The Vagabond - Gadsden’s first bakery
September 25, 2020
By Danny Crownover J.J. Blanchart established the first bakery in Gadsden in 1868 in a frame building occupying the western hal...
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The Vagabond: Drilling for oil and gas in Owl’s Valley
September 18, 2020
By Danny Crownover Back in 1868, Gadsden was excited over an effort to bore an oil well in Owl Valley, located just on the n...
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The Vagabond – 1960 Boy Scout Fair
September 11, 2020
By Danny Crownover Back in 1961, The Vagabond was just six years old. It seems that his father had to go to East Gadsden for erra...
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The Vagabond Growing up in Gadsden, Part 9
September 4, 2020
By Danny Crownover Author’s note: Robert Elton recently sent The Vagabond his memoirs of growing up in Gadsden. Robert is originally f...
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The Vagabond – Growing up in Gadsden, Part 8
August 28, 2020
Author’s note: Robert Elton recently sent The Vagabond his memoirs of growing up in Gadsden. Robert is origin...
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The Vagabond – Growing up in Gadsden, Part 7
August 21, 2020
By Danny Crownover Episode 13 : 1950’s dance bands This episode is a portion of my late brother Bill’s memoir. Bill wrote his memoir for the family only, but I include this story in this series...

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