Boll Weevil Monument

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I came for the statue, but stayed for the shops. Beautiful statue of a woman... holding a boll weevil... the statue is in the middle of an intersection, so take care getting photos. Plenty of parking available. Loads of cute shops within walking distance.

Fascinating to say the least, the monument stands in the middle of a four-way intersection! It's a beautiful statue, to remind you of something so small that could create such a large devastation.

Great stop! Downtown full of cute shops. We had fun.

We were passing through town on a road trip from Florida to North Alabama. Unfortunately we pulled into this area at 7:00 p.m. and all the shops were closed. There was absolutely nothing we could do so we took this one picture and headed out of town to our hotel. But during the few minutes that we were there we met a gentleman who told us the story of how when he was in high school the students would take turns stealing The boll weevil off of the statue as a prank. 🤣 Kids!

This was a neat monument however, being in the middle of intersection made it a little difficult to enjoy closeup. Downtown Enterprise was very nifty! There's an eclectic mix of clothing, restaurants and specialty shops. Including a photography studio, Ballroom Dance class, Shopaholic, Simply South Boutique, You Nique Boutique, Daughter Dear Boutique pOpshelf, Corks & Cattle Restaurant, to man a few! They also have unique year round events!

The town could have erected a statue of George Washington Carver, who developed peanut butter and made the peanut crop profitable after the boll weevil devastated the cotton crop, as stated in the narrative. But instead they built a statue of an insect. Do you think they chose not to erect a statute of George Washington Carver because he was an African American?

It’s cool but it is in the middle of a busy intersection and not really safely accessible. It is pretty cool though and the story behind it is interesting. Nothing to go out of your way to see though.