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Subterranean twin cities

by Brick, Greg A.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of Minnesota Press, (Minneapolis :) Physical details: xvii, 226 p. : ill., maps.
Subject(s): Caves -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Guidebooks. | Caves -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Guidebooks. | Underground areas -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Guidebooks. | Underground areas -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Guidebooks. | Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Guidebooks. | Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Guidebooks. | Minnesota -- Guidebooks. | Electronic books.
Year: 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index.

Introduction -- The geology of the sewers -- The early caves. Quest for the inner sanctum : Carver's Cave at midnight ; A wild goose chase through the sewers : the hunt for Fountain Cave -- Buried rivers. The urban Nile : the subterranean streams of St. Paul ; Among the Spice Islands : Minneapolis's underground rivers -- The great sandbox. The cave under the castle : Brewery caves ; The medieval temples of Mushroom Valley : St. Paul's west side ; Velvet underground : abandoned sand mines -- The milling district. Subterranean Venice : Minneapolis's mill tunnels ; Boat ride to oblivion : Chute's Cave ; Down the rabbit hole : Nicollet Island caves -- Utilities. A lonely day under the mortuary : the Fort Road labyrinth ; Behind the silver door : utility labyrinths -- Pluto's kingdom. Lost world : Schieks Cave ; The big white : Channel Rock Cavern -- Sources and further reading -- Publication history -- Index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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