The Vagabond

July 6, 2026

The Vagabond - Stories of Blind Tigers in Etowah County

March 18, 2016

Last week The Vagabond met a young lady from Huntsville, Sarah Belanger, who is writing a book about Prohibition in Northeast Alabama. T...

The Vagabond - The story of Ernest Tubb’s first Texas Troubadours From Gadsden to Nashville, Part II

March 11, 2016

Charles Reese recently spoke to the Etowah Historical Society about his father, Vernon “Toby” Reese, a famous country star from Gadsden....

The Vagabond - History of streetcars in the Gadsden area Part II

February 26, 2016

Last week the Vagabond discussed the early streetcars in the Gadsden area, the first ones being drawn by horse and later ones by steam l...

The Vagabond - History of streetcars in the Gadsden area Part II

February 19, 2016

Although a precise detailed history cannot be written about Gadsden’s street railway and steam dummy syste...

Vagabond - Early interesting facts about Attalla and its railroad connection

February 12, 2016

Part II The story of the naming of Attalla is often incorrect, and The Vagabond would like to tell the factual history on how Attalla was named and how the c...

The Vagabond - The Old Mineral Springs Hotel

January 29, 2016

This past week The Vagabond was on Lookout Mountain and recalled the old hotel that once stood overlooking the mountain. There are a few of the...

The Vagabond - History of the drinking water fountain on First & Broad streets in Gadsden

January 22, 2016

Have you ever wonder about the little marble water fountain on Broad Street near the Emma Sansom statue and in front of Gadsden City Hall?&...

The Vagabond: A. Lloyd Wagnon: Listening is love in action

January 15, 2016

Former Gadsden-Etowah Tourism Board executive director Albert Lloyd Wagnon recently passed away. The Vagabond knew Lloyd for many years and o...

The Vagabond - In Memory of Hazel Louise Pierce Oliver

December 31, 2015

One of Gadsden’s finest Southern ladies passed away last Saturday (Dec. 26) at the age of 100. Until a few months ago, no one cou...

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