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The Vagabond: An early incident with Alabama City Holy Rollers
November 17, 2017
By Danny Crownover Author’s note: This article is of preserving history as it was written in the 1920s and not meant to offend anyone. “...
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The Vagabond - Remembering The Great War: Alabama and WWI
June 9, 2017
By Danny Crownover The Etowah Historical Society currently is hosting a traveling exhibit commemorating the centennial anniversary of Alabama’s in...
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The Vagabond - Tales of Gadsden First Baptist Church
May 22, 2017
The First Baptist Church of Gadsden was first a wooden structure built at the northwest corner of Broad and Fifth stree...
THE VAGABOND - Memories of Crudup
The Vagabond - Etowah County crime in the 1800s: Part one
February 10, 2017
Think Etowah County crime is bad now? Turn back to the 1800s 1876 Terrible Tragedy – On Saturday evening last one of the saddest took place between John...
THE VAGABOND - Memories of Crudup
The Vagabond - Downtown Gadsden in the old days
September 23, 2016
In 1884, store displays were quite different from today. While walking down Broad Street the other day,...
THE VAGABOND - Memories of Crudup
The Vagabond: Etowah County's role in the Civil War - Part 2
August 5, 2016
Perhaps the most fatal decision of the Civil War was made in Gadsden in October of 1864, when the Army of Tennessee, co...
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The Vagabond - Etowah County’s role during the Civil War: Part 1
July 8, 2016
This week The Vagabond starts a series about the Civil War written by historian Betty Sue McElroy sever...
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The Vagabond: Nichols and the Dwight Manufacturing Company
July 1, 2016
Recently at the Jerry B. Jones Library in the Elliott Community Center in Alabama City, a photo of Ch...
THE VAGABOND - Memories of Crudup
The Vagabond: History of Gadsden city officials, Part III
June 24, 2016
This week the Vagabond continues with naming all the known mayors and officials of Gadsden through 1968....

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