Historical Marker
Old Calaboose
Historical marker location:
Orline Street, Wetumpka, Alabama
( Marker is on Orline Street, 0.1 miles south of Hill Street, on the right when traveling south.)
c. 1820.
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.