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Subterranean twin cities [electronic resource] / Greg Brick.

By: Brick, Greg A.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2009Description: 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 -- GuidebooksGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 551.44/709776579 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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.
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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.

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