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Subterranean twin cities
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- Creator
- Greg Brick
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2009]
- ©2009
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; cm
- ISBNs
- 0816645973, 9780816667819, 0816667810, 9780816645978
- OCLC
- ocn277201028, ocn526602859
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 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
Subjects
- 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.