The Vagabond
05 April 2019
<b>By Danny “The Vagabond” Crownover</b>
The first steamboat to ply the waters of the Coosa River was appropriately named The Coosa.
On July...
22 March 2019
<b>By Danny Crownover</b>
Gadsden’s historian Will I. Martin wrote extensively about early Gadsden. The following is a sample of his work:
“When the Ralls...
15 March 2019
<b>By Danny Crownover</b>
Many boys and older men who did not participate in the Civil War stayed behind and formed Home Guards. Those units did their...
01 March 2019
<strong>By Danny Crownover</strong>
The American Civil War remains the most significant event in Alabama’s history. Tensions that had been building for...
22 February 2019
<strong>By Danny Crownover</strong>
In June of 1959, two human torsos were discovered a few hours apart in Etowah and St. Clair counties and body parts...