Boll Weevil Monument, Bronze and iron memorial in Enterprise, Alabama, US

The Boll Weevil Monument stands in the middle of the intersection of College and Main Streets in downtown Enterprise, Alabama. A white statue of a woman in a chiton, called "Rebekah at the Well," raises a trophy topped by a dark bronze boll weevil above her head. She stands on a tiered pedestal with two globe lamps, set in an octagonal concrete fountain basin with metal rings and a pointed iron fence.

The town unveiled the memorial in December 1919 in response to the devastation caused by the cotton boll weevil, which forced farmers to shift to peanut farming. Multiple thefts and damage led to the original bronze piece being replaced with a replica, while the original is kept safe in a museum.

The figure is called "Rebekah at the Well", carved in a Greco-Roman style in Italy. The boll weevil was only added in 1949 by sculptor Luther Baker, thirty years after the dedication. The base carries an inscription thanking the insect as a "herald of prosperity".

The corner of Main Street and College Street offers on-street parking and a small pedestrian area around the memorial. Visitors can view it at any time of day since it stands freely accessible outdoors with no entry barriers.

Worldwide, this is the only public monument dedicated to an insect pest rather than a hero or historic event. The idea arose from a time when desperation turned to gratitude because the insect inadvertently led the region to greater prosperity.