Grasmo

Grasmo Grasmoen
Settlement
Grasmo Location in Akershus
Coordinates:
Country	Norway
Region	Østlandet
County	Akershus
Municipality	Aurskog-Høland
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)

Grasmo is a small settlement in eastern Norway, on the border to Sweden. Its in the northern part of the village of Setskog in Aurskog-Høland municipality in Akershus County. It is currently inhabited by 6-7 families.

History

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American Standardbred mares at Grasmo Vestre in 2014. Bay is the most common color on Standardbreds in Scandinavia.

The first registered settlement on Grasmo, was in the late 17th century, primarily on two farms, Grasmoen and Grasmo Vestre. The farms ceased operations in the early 1970s, and the farm areas are now used for horses.

Grasmobanen

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Rest and shifting place about midway on Grasmobanen. Date unknown, probably around 1910.

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Map of the Grasmobanen railroad.

Grasmobanen was a horse-drawn railroad 1460 meter long, that was in operations from 1849-1938, part of the Soot Canal constructed by Engebret Soot. In 1871, over 72.000 logs was transported on the railroad. In 1918, the railroad shifted from being horse-drawn, to a steam-engine pulling the timber-wagons with wires. Already in 1920, the steam engine was replaced with a gasoline engine. The engine is still visible on the high end of the railroad at Tvillingtjern and is protected by the municipality due to its historical value. Further protection and restorations is planned with co-operation of Aurskog-Høland municipality and the bordering municipality Eidskog.