The Vagabond

June 7, 2026

March 1, 2019

By Danny Crownover The American Civil War remains the most significant event in Alabama’s history. Tensions that had been bu...

February 22, 2019

By Danny Crownover In June of 1959, two human torsos were discovered a few hours apart in Etowah and St. Clair counties and...

February 15, 2019

By Danny Crownover Last week the Vagabond wrote part one of Gadsden native, Edward (Ed) L. Gamblin leaving for Germany as an Amer...

February 8, 2019

By Danny Crownover America entered France in World War II with the D-Day landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944. Two months late...

February 1, 2019

By Danny Crownover Jacob C. Lutes was born on Feb. 19, 1836 in Lafayette, Ga. He was the son of George Lutes (born...

January 25, 2019

By Danny Crownover A blind tiger was an important source of revenue for some boats. An organization would reserve the...

January 18, 2019

By Danny Crownover Back in 1882, the first prohibition law was forced upon Gadsden and Etowah County by a legislative act w...

December 28, 2018

By Danny Crownover The Vagabond remembers getting ice cream at Crossfield’s during his youth. At that time, the ice cream was known all over...

December 21, 2018

By Danny Crownover The Vagabond came across a true Christmas article originally written by local historian Marvin B. Small. It reads:...

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