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May 15, 2026
The Vagabond - Area’s first iron foundry established in 1879
August 18, 2023
By Danny Crownover Gadsden’s first iron foundry was established in 1879 by William Hagen, an expert molder, and John Flynn an...
The Vagabond - Exchange Hotel in downtown Gadsden
August 11, 2023
By Danny Crownover On the northwest corner of Locust and Fourth streets in Gadsden stood the site of the old Exchange Hotel b...
The Vagabond - First known person born in Gadsden
July 27, 2023
By Danny Crownover The first person to be born in the City of Gadsden was Joseph R. Hughes on March 14, 1842. He was the son...
The Vagabond - Local piano tuner not what he appeared to be
July 21, 2023
By Danny Crownover One of the most oddball characters to ever reside in Gadsden was Darwin DeWolf, an itinerant piano tuner...
The Vagabond - Cotton compress in downtown Gadsden
July 14, 2023
By Danny Crownover Gadsden’s first and only cotton compress was located where the A.T. Stocks Medical Building once stood at...
The Vagabond - Local connection to Lindbergh flight
July 7, 2023
By Danny Crownover A story was written in 1927 to the effect that the mechanical wherewithal of Sand Mountain resident Clau...
The Vagabond - Gadsden used steam fire engine in 1880s
June 30, 2023
By Danny Crownover While watching several fire engines and a huge aerial truck race out of Gadsden’s 4th Street Station the ot...
The Vagabond - Getting prayed off the gallows in 1847
June 23, 2023
By Danny Crownover The Vagabond has heard stories about how Thomas B. Cooper, a wealthy iron manufacturer and noted legisla...
The Vagabond - Downtown sidewalk curb market in 1920s
June 16, 2023
By Danny Crownover In 1947, an announcement that the new Gadsden Curb Market at Sixteenth Street and Forrest Avenue would b...
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