imum , ▁Sch o ep f ia ▁ch rys oph yl lo ides , ▁and ▁other ▁species . ▁The ▁site ▁represents ▁the ▁northern most ▁distribution ▁for ▁several ▁species . ▁The ▁heat ▁ret ention ▁of ▁shell s ▁and ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁maintain s ▁war mer ▁temper atures ▁than ▁surrounding ▁areas . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Currently ▁called ▁the ▁T urt le ▁m ound ▁it ▁has ▁had ▁several ▁names ▁throughout ▁history ▁including ▁Sur ru que ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁ca ci que ▁( ch ief ) ▁and ▁Indian ▁tribe ▁that ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁Mount ▁Bel ved ere ▁( 1 7 6 9 ), ▁The ▁Rock ▁( 1 7 6 9 ), ▁Mount ▁T ucker ▁( 1 7 9 6 ), ▁and ▁T urt le ▁Mount ▁( 1 8 2 3 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 5 , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁expl orer ▁Al var o ▁Mex ia ▁visited ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁reported ▁n atives ▁launch ing ▁their ▁d ug out ▁can o es ▁at ▁the ▁m ound ' s ▁base . ▁Over ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁this ▁practice , ▁the ▁m ound ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁t urt le , ▁giving ▁the ▁feature ▁its ▁name . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Vol us ia ▁County ▁list ings ▁at ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places : ▁T urt le ▁M ound ▁▁ ▁Vol us ia ▁County ▁list ings ▁at ▁Florida ' s ▁Office ▁of ▁Cultural ▁and ▁Historical ▁Program s ▁-