Turtle Bench

Public Art: Turtle Bench

Sculptor: ©  T.J. Neil

Date: 2009

Description: The painted concrete Turtle Bench is 6 ft tall, 8 ft long, 4 ft wide and weighs 2 tons.

Location: The Turtle Bench can be found in Liberty Park (Apopka Avenue) which is located on Lake Henderson, and is walking distance from downtown Inverness.

Background: The Turtle Bench was commissioned by the City of Inverness (Parks Department) in honor of the cooter turtles who frolic in the lake. Each year Inverness have a Cooter Festival in honor of these amphibians. It took T.J. Neil three months to complete the unique piece of public art.

Acknowledgment: The photographs were kindly provided by T.J. Neil.