The Vagabond

August 24, 2026

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...

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...

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