Historical Marker
Navy Cove / Pilot Town
Historical marker location:
3454 Fort Morgan Road, Gulf Shores, Alabama
( Marker is on Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) west of Pontoon Lane, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2017
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.