College Park, Maryland - Testudo the Terrapin Monument
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- Address:
- College Park, MD
- Directions:
- University of Maryland. South side of the campus. I-495 to US 1 south for about 1.5 miles. Right on Campus Drive, then left on Library Lane. The statue is outside the Theodore R. McKeldin Library entrance facing the quad, which is east of the Library.
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College Park, Maryland - Testudo the Terrapin Monument
Bronze sculpture of the University of Maryland's feisty reptile mascot. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Bronze sculpture of the University of Maryland's feisty reptile mascot. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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The University of Maryland in College Park has launched a Community Art Project that will temporarily populate the campus and surrounding area with 50 artistically modified turtle statues. The fiberglass sculpture is a 4 1/2 ft.... [12/14/2005] Complete News Story
College Park, Maryland - Testudo the Terrapin Students at the University of Maryland in College Park have a long held tradition of rubbing the nose of Testudo the Terrapin before exams, and maybe to ward off parking tickets. [Anne E. Hardman, 04/19/1998]
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