Sequoyah

Historical marker location:

Fort Payne, Alabama

( Marker is on Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1983

(1760-1843).

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.