Emma Knox Kenan Library

Historical marker location:

312 South Commerce Street, Geneva, Alabama

( Marker is on South Commerce Street (Alabama Route 27) north of East Church Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

Founded 1904

The first known use of the phrase "Roll Tide" was in a 1907 Birmingham News article that referred to the University of Alabama football team. The phrase became a rallying cry for Alabama football fans and is still used today.