Minnesota Caves

Minnesota Caves

History & Lore

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Publication Date: 31st July 2017

Minnesota's caves have a deep history. Carver's Cave is the first to be described in the literature of North America after explorer Jonathan Carver visited it in 1766. The storied Fountain Cave was the birthplace of the city of St. Paul. Just after the American Civil War, Chute's Cave inspired an elaborate national hoax regarding an ancient civilization. Folklore surrounds Petrified Indian Cave, where a strangely shaped stalagmite was mistaken for a person turned to stone. Geologist and urban explorer Greg Brick, PhD, uses decades of research to uncover the secrets of geological wonders.
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Minnesota's caves have a deep history. Carver's Cave is the first to be described in the literature of North America after explorer Jonathan Carver visited it in 1766. The storied Fountain Cave was the birthplace of the city of St. Paul. Just after the American Civil War, Chute's Cave inspired an elaborate national hoax regarding an ancient civilization. Folklore surrounds Petrified Indian Cave, where a strangely shaped stalagmite was mistaken for a person turned to stone. Geologist and urban explorer Greg Brick, PhD, uses decades of research to uncover the secrets of geological wonders.
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Minnesota's caves have a deep history. Carver's Cave is the first to be described in the literature of North America after explorer Jonathan Carver visited it in 1766. The storied Fountain Cave was the birthplace of the city of St. Paul. Just after the American Civil War, Chute's Cave inspired an elaborate national hoax regarding an ancient civilization. Folklore surrounds Petrified Indian Cave, where a strangely shaped stalagmite was mistaken for a person turned to stone. Geologist and urban explorer Greg Brick, PhD, uses decades of research to uncover the secrets of geological wonders.
Details
  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Publication Date: 31st July 2017
  • State: Minnesota
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467135924
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes
    TRAVEL / United States / Midwest / West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)
    TRAVEL / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Minnesota's caves have a deep history. Carver's Cave is the first to be described in the literature of North America after explorer Jonathan Carver visited it in 1766. The storied Fountain Cave was the birthplace of the city of St. Paul. Just after the American Civil War, Chute's Cave inspired an elaborate national hoax regarding an ancient civilization. Folklore surrounds Petrified Indian Cave, where a strangely shaped stalagmite was mistaken for a person turned to stone. Geologist and urban explorer Greg Brick, PhD, uses decades of research to uncover the secrets of geological wonders.
  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Publication Date: 31st July 2017
  • State: Minnesota
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467135924
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes
    TRAVEL / United States / Midwest / West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)
    TRAVEL / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)