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An Alabama Town Built a Statue Honoring the Insect that Almost Destroyed It
Episode August 3, 2021 34 min 54s

An Alabama Town Built a Statue Honoring the Insect that Almost Destroyed It

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Enterprise, Alabama is home to a fascinating statue honoring the boll weevil, a tiny creature that once wreaked havoc across cotton country. So what inspired the good people of Enterprise to erect a statue honoring the insect that almost destroyed their town? Learn more in today's episode.

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