Complex sentence: The Boll Weevil Monument was dedicated on December 11,1919, standing as a reminder of how the city adjusted in the face of adversity, and the only monument to an agricultural pest in the world.
Split into simpler sentences: The Boll Weevil Monument was dedicated on December 11,1919, as a reminder of how the city adjusted in the face of adversity. It is the only monument to an agricultural pest in the world.