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Old book talks about early Gadsden - final part

February 28, 2012

This article was taken out of an old book called Northern Alabama, 1888. In it is much information about Gadsden and Etowah County. Let...

Old book about early Gadsden, Part 2

February 17, 2012

By Danny Crownover This article was taken out of an old book called Northern Alabama, 1888. In it is much about Gadsden and Etowah County. Let’s co...

Tour planned to ‘The Mountain Town Pioneers Built’

October 26, 2012

The Vagabond and the Etowah Historical Society are sponsoring a tour to Arab to see the historical villa...

A Brief History of Etowah County

February 9, 2012

By Danny Crownover This was taken out of an old book called Northern Alabama, 1888. In it is much about Ga...

Steam Engine Day planned in Attalla

October 19, 2012

Take a trip back in time, to a slower paced atmosphere when railroad travel was a way of life....

Forrest Cemetery “Walk Through Time” is Sunday

October 12, 2012

On Oct. 14, from 2 – 5 p.m., the Vagabond invites you to take a step back in time to me...

A short history of the Hokes Bluff community

October 5, 2012

The Vagabond has been hearing about a teacher and 90 of her 11th grade students at Hokes Bluff High School asking for folks to sha...

The origin of Gadsden’s first public cemetery

September 28, 2012

Most folks to day do not realize there is an original, or first, cemetery in Gadsden. The Vagab...

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