The Vagabond

May 16, 2026

May 15, 2020

By Danny Crownover Part II Many people in Etowah County do not realize that many of the hard-working citizens of the area were fro...

May 1, 2020

By Danny Crownover Part I Many people in Etowah County do not realize that many of the hard-working citizens of the area were from other...

April 24, 2020

By Danny Crownover You don’t find any old-time village blacksmith shops that used to dot the local landscape. Back in the 187...

April 17, 2020

By Danny Crownover During Easter last week, The Vagabond recalled how he went eggs hunting as a youth. Few people in this a...

April 10, 2020

By Danny Crownover Last week, The Vagabond discussed the Alabama Steel and Wire Company. This week, we add more to it and di...

March 16, 2020

By Danny Crownover Last week the Vagabond wrote about Davey Crockett passing through the Attalla area. This week, another famous m...

February 28, 2020

By Danny Crownover Last week, The Vagabond talked about Robert “Bob” Barton and his famous blind tiger located in downtown Gadsde...

February 21, 2020

By Danny Crownover Robert “Bob” Barton was believed to have been born during 1843 in Ireland. He operated the first sea foo...

February 14, 2020

By Danny Crownover During October of 1893, Etowah County residents enjoyed some fine bicycle racing at the fairgrounds in East G...

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