Carmichael opened a store, which attracted more settlers to the area, and by the next year, a post office was relocated from the settlement of Drake Eye to the north to Enterprise.

Soon afterward, the Alabama Midland Railway came to Enterprise, bringing with it opportunities for commerce and growth.

Facing economic ruin, the nearly bankrupt area farmers were forced to diversify, planting peanuts and other crops in an effort to lessen the damage and recoup some of their losses.

[7] The Boll Weevil Monument was dedicated on December 11, 1919, as a reminder of how the city adjusted in the face of adversity.

The most severe damage occurred at Enterprise High School, where eight students died after a hallway was destroyed and the wall collapsed on them.

Enterprise resident Edna Strickland was killed in her home near the high school, the ninth fatality from the tornado.

The National Guard was called into the city; a dusk-to-dawn curfew was implemented immediately after the disaster.

President Bush arrived the morning of March 3 and immediately declared Coffee County a disaster area.

After the tornado, Enterprise High School students attended classes at the local community college, where trailers were used as temporary additional classrooms.

The high school was rebuilt on a new site on the west end of Boll Weevil Circle and opened on August 23, 2010, at a cost of over $80 million.

The new high school has structurally reinforced safe rooms and areas to shelter during severe weather and is rated to withstand winds from an EF5 tornado.

[20] The song "Your Guardian Angel" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is dedicated to the eight students who lost their lives when a tornado hit the high school.

The song "Held In His Love" by The Springs (band) was written by Stewart Halcomb, a student inside Enterprise High School on March 1, 2007, and dedicated to the eight friends he lost that day.

[21] Enterprise was home to the BamaJam Music Festival featuring multiple acts performing on different stages in three days.

In 2008, headliners included Hank Williams, Jr., ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Trace Adkins, and in 2009, headliners included Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Charlie Daniels, Alan Jackson, Brooks and Dunn, The Black Crowes, and Kid Rock.

SR 167 runs north to south on the eastern side of the city on Boll Weevil Circle, leading north 26 mi (42 km) to SR 87 south of Troy and southeast 18 mi (29 km) to Hartford.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters.

[26] The temperatures are moderated by its proximity to the Gulf Coast, and is part of the Wiregrass Region of Southern Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.

[27] As a result of its mild to warm climate, palm trees such as Butia capitata, Sabal palmetto, Phoenix canariensis, Cycas revoluta, and Trachycarpus fortunei are widely grown throughout the city.