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August 24, 2026
Life around the Dwight Cotton Mill Village, part 1
Life around the Dwight Cotton Mill Village, part 1
December 28, 2012
Ed (W.A.) Lewis of the Etowah Historical Society recently brought a booklet to the Vagabond about someo...
Betty Kelly: A famous international singer from Attalla
Betty Kelly: A famous international singer from Attalla
December 21, 2012
Betty Kelly, who later became a well-known American singer, was born Sept. 16, 1944 in Attalla, .Her...
Tommie Bass - Herb Doctor of Shinbone Ridge - remembers family Christmas
Tommie Bass - Herb Doctor of Shinbone Ridge - remembers family Christmas
December 14, 2012
In his 1988 book about Tommie from whom this article is derived, Local author Darryl Patton writes “He i...
Which Indian tribes lived in Etowah County?
Which Indian tribes lived in Etowah County?
December 7, 2012
For several years, the Vagabond has been asked the question of where the Cherokee and Creek Indian tribe...
Structures relocated, saved for exhibition
Structures relocated, saved for exhibition
November 30, 2012
 There is a little old log cabin that’s set up about 100 yards to the west of the Little River...
First Ladies of Gadsden, Part 1
First Ladies of Gadsden, Part 1
April 20, 2012
The Vagabond recently went through materials in the Etowah Historical Society archive and found some important history papers never before publi...
Early settlers along the bends of the Coosa River - Part Two
Early settlers along the bends of the Coosa River - Part Two
April 13, 2012
The Vagabond has been asked several times about writing about the bends of the Coosa River and whom they were named for. This is what has bee...
Early Etowah County pioneer Joseph Wilson
Early Etowah County pioneer Joseph Wilson
November 21, 2012
A boy and girl romance that started in Buncombe County, North Carolina, in the late 1830’s ended in Et...
Early settlers along the bends of the Coosa River, Part I
Early settlers along the bends of the Coosa River, Part I
April 6, 2012
  The Vagabond has been asked several times about writing about the bends of the Coosa River and who they were named for. This information may be hel...

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