The Vagabond

February 19, 2026

April 27, 2012

Recently, the Vagabond went through materials in the Etowah Historical Society archive and found some important history papers never before pub...

Place names in Etowah County

May 4, 2012

Most of us that travel about in Etowah County see names of places and wonder how the name was chosen and for whom or what it was named. Th...

Mysterious snakes appeared in area on Christmas Day, 1947

May 18, 2012

By Danny “The Vagabond” Crownover Snakes, literally a thousand of them were found on Christmas Day, 1947, ‘hung’ on two thorn trees on Cla...

Trail of Tears bicycle tour to come through Etowah County

June 8, 2012

This coming Tuesday and Wednesday, the general public is invited to join the Trail of Tears bike tour that is now winding through Alabama. It started Ju...

Amelia Earhart visited Gadsden ... twice!

June 15, 2012

One day Joan (pronounced Jo Ann) Mims showed the Vagabond a photo of her as a baby being held under an airplane among several persons. Joan als...

Vagabond originated Black Creek Trail idea back in 1980

June 22, 2012

The official opening of the Black Creek Trail took place last Thursday with a dedication opening at the overlook located north of Black Creek...

Revolutionary War soldier is buried in Gadsden

June 29, 2012

The old Garner Cemetery is located in a wooded area at the northeast end of Washington Street on a rocky hillside overlooking the Coosa Rive...

Sequoyah invented his Cherokee alphabet in Etowah County

July 6, 2012

Just a few steps south of the Bristow Cemetery, just barely inside Etowah County from DeKalb County, is the actual site where Sequoyah first inve...

Ita Stocks - A famous woman of Etowah County

July 13, 2012

Ita Stocks has left her mark on the history of her time. Not just on local history, not just on state history, but on national history. The l...

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