Historical Marker
Packed with People
Historical marker location:
Decatur, Alabama
( Marker can be reached from Oak Street north of Market Street when traveling north.)
Rhodes Ferry Park. Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
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.