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Could a city ever be thankful for a destructive pest? Discover the unbelievable true story of Enterprise, Alabama—the only city in the world to build a monument to a bug that nearly destroyed it.

In this video, we explore:
📍 The Humble Start: How Enterprise began as a simple cotton-farming community in the 1880s.
🦗 The Great Disaster: The arrival of the Boll Weevil in 1915, which wiped out the region's entire cotton economy.
🥜 The Brilliant Pivot: How farmer H. M. Sessions convinced the community to switch to peanut farming, leading to unimaginable wealth.
🏆 The Monument of Gratitude: Why the citizens built the world-famous Boll Weevil Monument in 1919 to thank the insect that forced them to change.
📈 Legacy of Resilience: How Enterprise transformed crisis into opportunity and became a symbol of innovation and adaptability.

This is more than a history lesson—it’s a powerful reminder that sometimes our biggest setbacks can lead to our greatest successes.

Timestamps:
0:00 - A Monument to a Pest?
1:10 - The Cotton Boom & Bust
3:25 - The Boll Weevil Invasion
5:45 - The Peanut Revolution
7:30 - Building the Thank-You Statue
9:15 - The Legacy of Enterprise

Learn More / Visit:
• City of Enterprise: https://www.enterpriseal.gov
• The Boll Weevil Monument: https://www.enterpriseal.gov/visitors...

Let us know in the comments:
Have you ever faced a setback that turned into an opportunity? What’s the most unusual monument you’ve ever seen?

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