Columbia Elementary School Bell

Historical marker location:

105 S Main St, Columbia, Alabama

( Marker is on South Main Street south of East Church Street (Alabama Route 52), on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2006

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.