The Vagabond

August 24, 2026

February 2, 2024

By Danny Crownover There are two springs at Third Street and Tuscaloosa Avenue, sometimes known as Ewing Avenue, that are of historical int...

January 25, 2024

By Danny Crownover In the early 1900s, Colonel Reuben A. Mitchell conceived the idea of building a huge hydroelectric power plant...

January 19, 2024

By Danny Crownover A tall cedar tree located in the front yard of the Elliott House on Forrest Avenue was removed in 1950 f...

January 11, 2024

By Danny Crownover John W. Duncan was one of the early builders of Gadsden, and for many years was identified wit...

January 5, 2024

By Danny Crownover Major Hugh Carlisle, a Scotland native who built a country home near Guntersville in the late 19th century, be...

December 28, 2023

By Danny Crownover One of the most sensational happenings in the history of Gadsden’s financial operations was the narrow esca...

December 21, 2023

By Danny Crownover One of the pioneers who helped to build Gadsden was one William Marion Meeks, who succeeded in creating a...

December 15, 2023

By Danny Crownover One of the most colorful of the old timers of Gadsden was merchant, capitalist and manufacturer Samue...

December 8, 2023

By Danny Crownover One of the more interesting of the pioneers of Gadsden was Kathrine Moragane Hughes, familiarly known...

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