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Brick, Greg A.

Subterranean twin cities [electronic resource] / Greg Brick. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2009. - xvii, 226 p. : ill., maps.

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.
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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.


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