Historical Marker
Battery Dearborn (1900-1924)
Historical marker location:
51 Highway 180 West, Gulf Shores, Alabama
( Marker can be reached from Fort Morgan Road (State Road 180) 1 mile west of Dune Drive, on the left when traveling west.)
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.