The Vagabond

June 7, 2026

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...

February 10, 2020

In April of 1893, a large billy goat, which was closely shaved all over with the letter ‘G’ and a squ...

December 13, 2019

By Danny Crownover In the late 1870s and early 1880s, one of the most colorful figures of Gadsden was Mr. Puck. Where he ca...

December 6, 2019

By Danny Crownover The Vagabond recently wrote about the big fire of July 4, 1883, that occurred at the south end of Broad Stre...

November 27, 2019

By Danny Crownover The Vagabond recently was walking at the northwest corner of Broad and Third streets in downto...

November 15, 2019

By Danny Crownover There has always been gambling in Gadsden and probably always will be, as long as human nature...

October 25, 2019

By Danny Crownover The purchase of Noccalula Falls and its surrounding 169-acre tract in 1946 by the City of Gads...

October 11, 2019

By Danny Crownover The Tunnel Block was an old deep drainage ditch that crossed Broad Street in downtown Gadsden...

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