The Vagabond

August 24, 2026

March 12, 2015

In 1540 Hernando De Soto and his entourage were the first Europeans to enter the Coosa Valley. The tribes they encountered during...

March 6, 2015

The Vagabond quite often sees a lot of folks who in the past have made contributions and are rarely recognized for their achievem...

March 2, 2015

Around seven years ago at the Etowah Historical Society, there was a big thunderstorm that soaked everyone for the May meeting. This pla...

February 5, 2015

The Vagabond recently discovered a rare resolution among other papers found at the Etowah Historical Society. The resolution is...

January 30, 2015

Several years ago, Etowah County Tax Assessor Jerry Jones was given an original copy of Etowah’s County first map, the 1877 Tallm...

January 23, 2015

The Vagabond recently came across the notes and work of Bryon Arnold, who gathered a collection of folk songs. He writes: Gadsden Miss Calli...

January 15, 2015

Through the years many people have asked The Vagabond about how the late Jerry Jones, a former Etowah County Tax Assessor, first became int...

January 9, 2015

The Vagabond had a visitor this past week who brought a lot of information on the 1968 Etowah County Centennial and the capsule that was bu...

December 19, 2014

Through the years, many people have asked The Vagabond about how the late Jerry Jones, former Etowa...

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