The Vagabond

April 21, 2026

May 5, 2023

By Danny Crownover In July of 1879, experienced workers arrived in Gadsden from Chattanooga, Tenn., to operate a new sawmill of...

April 20, 2023

By Danny Crownover Charles Centerﬁt Hart posted in the Gadsden High Folks Facebook page about and his hole-in-one experience so...

April 14, 2023

By Danny Crownover Gadsden was part of Cherokee County until Baine County (later renamed Etowah County) was created in 1866 fro...

April 7, 2023

By Danny Crownover Cherokee County was once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the South. During the Civil War, the c...

April 4, 2023

By Danny Crownover The Vagabond recently found an article dated in 1948 about the Coats/Thornton home located on the Appalach...

April 4, 2023

By Danny Crownover The first major football game played in Gadsden played February 22, 1897 at the Alabama City Bicycle Park be...

March 10, 2023

By Danny Crownover One of the most interesting citizens of 19th century Gadsden was Dr. Joseph Bevans, who came to this area...

March 3, 2023

By Danny Crownover The Vagabond recently came across an article about when a rainy day forced historian Will I. Martin to s...

February 24, 2023

By Danny Crownover In 1947, nine men were named by the Gadsden City Commission to plan and direct the future development of the fast...

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