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Statue of Testudo on campus. Testudo, a diamondback terrapin, is the mascot of the University of Maryland, College Park and represents the university both at sporting events and as a more general symbol. Testudo has served as the school's mascot since the 1930s, and several statues of the terrapin exist on the school's campus.
The Maryland Terrapins football team practices in Jones-Hill House, the 160,000-square-foot (15,000 m 2) indoor practice complex and football operations center that opened in August 2017. The facility features a full-length , 100-yard-long FieldTurf football field with a goal post at each end surrounded by an elevated concourse.
Diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin: The terrapin were abundant and easy to catch and became a gourmet food until over-harvesting depleted terrapin stocks. The University of Maryland's nickname is the "terrapins". 1994 [14] Tree: White oak Quercus alba: A long-lived and one of the pre-eminent hardwoods of America.
University of Maryland's Testudo statue In Maryland , diamondback terrapins were so plentiful in the 18th century that slaves protested the excessive use of this food source as their main protein. Late in the 19th century, demand for turtle soup claimed a harvest of 89,150 pounds from Chesapeake Bay in one year.
Maryland Terrapins (22 C, 3 P) F. ... Statue of Frederick Douglass (College Park, Maryland) T. Testudo (mascot) U. Universities at Shady Grove;
The Terrapins are playing in a third straight bowl for the first time since 2006-08. A Maryland victory would mark be a third consecutive bowl win for the first time in program history. KEY MATCHUP
Zach Edey and No. 1 Purdue dominated from the start at Maryland. Edey had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and the Boilermakers cruised past the Terrapins 67-53 on Tuesday night to snap their 19-game ...
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