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Etowah County Historical Society

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We are Etowah County's Historical Society. Our facility features a research library and museum. Contact our page if you'd like to visit.

We look forward to hearing from you.

11/04/2026

What can a sunken in grave in a family cemetery teach us about our history and the Spanish Flu epidemic?

Mollie Smith explains 👇

10/24/2026

What building are these gentlemen breaking ground on? We will award a ticket to the haunted history tour tomorrow night to one of the correct guessers.

Hint: This building features a staircase without a destination, and it is featured on our tour tomorrow night.

Update: it is the Elks Lodge! Thank you Casey Reaves!

10/15/2026

We're giving away two tickets to our Downtown Gadsden Haunted History Tour on Sunday evening, October 25th! (This date is subject to change if rain is predicted)

To enter:
Share this post (make it public!).
Tag who your plus one would be in the comments!
Make sure you "like" our page!

Winner will be announced on Wednesday, October 21st.
This tour is ages 13+.

Ticket Link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/haunted-history-tour-downtown-gadsden--2026
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1RbMXqiar3/

10/11/2026

Happy birthday to our board member, Christy Medlin! We are thankful for all you do behind the scenes to further historical programming and our mission.

09/30/2026

Please join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Vice President, Mollie Smith! Thank you for your dedication to preserving history and all you do for us!

09/13/2026

Please join us on Sunday as our very own Mollie Smith presents tales and legends she has collected locally and statewide. This event is free and open to the public.

We ask that everyone be mindful that this is a 13+ event due to the sensitive nature of some topics in our history.

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09/04/2026

Photos from Downtown Gadsden, 2002
Who would like to go back to the early 2000s?

09/02/2026

514 Broad Street

This building was constructed by Mr. William Worth Stevenson in the late 1890s. Stevenson was employed by the Gadsden Iron Company until the Panic of 1893 essentially put the furnace industry out of business. He then switched professions and began selling wallpaper and glass.

He built this property to serve as his warehouse. Unfortunately, Mr. Stevenson passed away in 1903 from typhoid fever at only 55 years of age, leaving behind his widow, Judge Standifer's daughter, and five children. His youngest child was only two years old at the time of his death.

A few interesting notes about the property: A creek, or what was referred to as a "ditch," once ran completely through the property. There was also a well located there in 1888. The ditch was covered and the well was removed by 1894. The building itself had been constructed by 1899.

Most of you will remember this building as the Downtown Tavern.

Research compiled by: Mollie Smith

08/18/2026

We'd like to extend a special happy birthday to Jerry Ramsey! Thank you for all you do for us!

Address

4412a Rainbow Drive
Rainbow City, AL
35906

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