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The Vagabond

February 19, 2026
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How the Phoenix Hotel became a house of disrepute - Part II
August 31, 2018
By Danny Crownover Last week The Vagabond wrote that back on Feb 16, 1909, Gadsden was to have another hotel at a neat new place on the southeast co...
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Local Revolutionary War sergeant had Civil War connections
August 31, 2018
By Danny Crownover The Vagabond recently received an e-mail from Sonny Stowers, a former resident of this area. He wrote: “Hello! I...
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The Vagabond: The Phoenix Hotel in Gadsden became a house of ill repute
August 24, 2018
By Danny Crownover Back on Feb 16, 1909, it was announced that Gadsden was to have another hotel at a neat new place on the...
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The Vagabond - Mysterious & legendary caves at Lookout Mountain
March 30, 2018
By Danny Crownover Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the August 15, 2014 edition of The Messenge...
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The Vagabond - Attalla played important role in region’s history
March 2, 2018
By Danny Crownover Editor’s note: this article was originally published in the August 17, 2012 edition of The Messenge...
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The Vagabond - Place names in Etowah County
February 16, 2018
By Danny Crownover This article was originally published in the May 4, 2012 edition of The Messenger Most of us that travel...
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The Vagabond - History of Camp Sumatanga
February 2, 2018
By Danny Crownover A couple of weeks ago, The Vagabond talked about how the Gallant community in Etowah County got it...
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The Vagabond - Stephen Reed Hood, early Etowah County resident
January 26, 2018
By Danny Crownover A local historical landmark burned to the ground last Monday (Jan. 22). The structure was the...
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The Vagabond - Document found at Coats house
January 15, 2018
By Danny Crownover The Vagabond recently came across a document at the Jerry B. Jones Historical Research Library about a place cal...

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