Historical Marker
Bluff Hall
Historical marker location:
407 North Commissioners Avenue, Demopolis, Alabama
( Marker is on North Commissioners Avenue north of West Lyon Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1969
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.