Boll Weevil Monument, Enterprise, Alabama

Color photographic view of Boll Weevil Monument, located in Enterprise, AL. Located in center of the main street, it is the world's first monument built to honor an agricultural pest. Buildings and automobiles line both sides of street. Monument erected atop of statue with circular base, con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lurie News Agency
Format: Electronic
Published: Troy University Library
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/2898
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Summary:Color photographic view of Boll Weevil Monument, located in Enterprise, AL. Located in center of the main street, it is the world's first monument built to honor an agricultural pest. Buildings and automobiles line both sides of street. Monument erected atop of statue with circular base, containing water. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Boll Weevil Monument, Enterprise, Alabama' Printed on back: '"Boll Weevil Monument" Unveiled Dec. 11, 1919. The only monument in the world, glorying a pest - the only record of a pest making a County one of the richest in the State from its production of peanuts and livestock. But for the devastation of the boll weevil over a period of many years Enterprise might never have been the "Peanut Capitol of the World" and the "Friendliest and the fastest growing town in the Wiregrass." Lurie News Agency, Dothan, Ala., Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg.U. S. Pat. Off.)'