Subterranean twin cities
By: Greg Brick.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780816645978
Subjects: Caves -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Guidebooks; Caves -- Minnesota -- St. Paul -- Guidebooks; Underground areas -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Guidebooks; Underground areas -- Minnesota -- St. Paul -- Guidebooks; Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Guidebooks; Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Guidebooks; Minnesota -- Guidebooks
Genres: Guidebooks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The geology of the sewers. I. The early caves. Quest for the inner sanctum : Carver's Cave at midnight; title: A wild goose chase through the sewers : the hunt for Fountain Cave; title: II. Buried rivers. The urban Nile : the subterranean streams of St. Paul; title: Among the Spice Islands : Minneapolis's underground rivers; title: III. The great sandbox. The cave under the castle : Brewery caves. The medieval temples of Mushroom Valley : St. Paul's west side; title: Velvet underground : abandoned sand mines; title: IV. The milling district. Subterranean Venice : Minneapolis's mill tunnels; title: Boat ride to oblivion : Chute's Cave; title: Down the rabbit hole : Nicollet Island caves; title: V. Utilities. A lonely day under the mortuary : the Fort Road labyrinth; title: Behind the silver door : utility labyrinths; title: VI. Pluto's kingdom. Lost world : Schieks Cave; title: The big white : Channel Rock Cavern; title: Sources and further reading; title: Publication history; title: Index.