The plaque in front of it reads the same today as it did then: “In profound appreciation of the boll weevil and what it has done as the herald of prosperity, this monument was erected by the ...

“Aren’t we close to Enterprise?” Scotty asked. “You know, I have always wanted to see the Boll Weevil Monument.” We were off to see the weevil. Boll weevils arrived during 1915 in ...

Triumph over adversity through persistence and diversity is the message the Boll Weevil Monument represents, and it mirrors the story of the hospitality industry in the post-pandemic world ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -The boll weevil plays a significant role in the history of the City of Enterprise. The people of Enterprise erected a monument of the boll weevil in 1919 after overcoming ...

It is the Boll Weevil Monument, a tribute to the bug that wrecked the local cotton crop, and with it the local economy, back in 1916. And if that strikes you as about as absurd as Chicago honoring ...

CLANTON, Alabama – Why does the monument to a boll weevil, an agricultural pest, combine the serenity of a neo-classic statue with a metal bug? Rhett Barbaree, a salesman during the week and ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The 4th of July is almost here and one man made sure to get Enterprise in the patriotic spirit. Adam Beasley, an Enterprise resident, is the man behind the patriotic ...

By 1919, town leaders were confident enough in their collective future to commission a cast-iron statue from Italy, a permanent monument to the boll weevil, Enterprise’s “herald of prosperity.” ...

Dec. 11 marked the 103rd birthday of the Boll Weevil Monument, the world’s only monument honoring an insect, which citizens of Enterprise dedicated in 1919 “in profound appreciation of the ...

ENTERPRISE Ala. (WTVY) - Today marks the 105th birthday of the original Boll Weevil Monument in downtown Enterprise. The Pea River Historical Society hosted a birthday celebration for the monument ...

Two women have designed a commemorative coin to recognize 100 years since the Boll Weevil monument was erected. Enterprise high school Quarterbacks club secretary Judi Stinnett got the design idea ...