Mr. Johnson, a 93-year old resident of Coffee County, reminds us of our inability to imagine the devastation that resulted from the pandemic of 1918. Ann Brantley, R.N., Alabama Department of Public Health conducted the interview. The Video...
The Boll Weevil Monument is in the center of the street: "In profound appreciation of the Boll Weevil and what it has done as the Herald of Prosperity, this monument was erected by the citizens of Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama." The monument...
"In profound appreciation of the Boll Weevil and what it has done as the Herald of Prosperity, this monument was erected by the citizens of Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama." The monument was constructed in 1919.
Several businesses are visible behind the monument, including Butner's Variety Store, Kelvinator tire store, Union Dry Goods Co., and a V. J. Elmore store.
Inscription reads, "In profound appreciation of the boll weevil and what it has done as the herald of prosperity. This monument is erected by the citizens of Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama."