Farmers faced bankruptcy and the area economy was at stake. Farmers turned to peanuts and other crops to overcome the damage wrought by the boll weevil. By 1917, Coffee County produced and harvested more peanuts than any other county in the nation. In gratitude for the lessons taught, residents erected the world's only monument to an agricultural pest, the boll Weevil Monument. The Boll Weevil Monument is a symbol of man's willingness and ability to adjust to adversity.
Citizens continue to remind visitors and newcomers to the city the lesson of the boll weevil.
Other reminders of Enterprise's beginnings are located throughout the city. The Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society Library is a repository of historical documents. The library and gift shop are of special value to students of history. Books, microfilm, newspaper files, and old photographs can be viewed by those interested in investigating their roots or the history of Enterprise. Today, the broadened and diversified agricultural economy, local industry, and the presence of the Army Aviation Center at nearby Fort Rucker are largely responsible for Enterprise's relative immunity to economic catastrophe.