Main Street Historic District

Historical marker location:

200 Gault Ave S #1, Fort Payne, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Gault Avenue South (U.S. 11) and 2nd Street SW, on the left when traveling north on Gault Avenue South.)

Marker installed: 1989

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.