Macon County Confederate Monument

Historical marker location:

101 East Rosa Parks Avenue, Tuskegee, Alabama

( Memorial is at the intersection of East Rosa Parks Avenue and North Main Street (Alabama Route 81), on the left when traveling west on East Rosa Parks Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1909

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.