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A1HydeAndSeek: Denne var plassert her ifm. en speiderleir for litt over tre år siden. Da jeg ikke er på Kvernmoen ofte velger jeg å arkivere den og la noen som er nærmere, kanskje en annen speider, legge ut en cache her. Takk for besøk.

This entry was edited by A1HydeAndSeek on Thursday, 21 November 2013 at 22:50:05 UTC.

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Hidden : 7/25/2010
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NOR: En lock-and-lock boks i nærheten av Kvernmoen, tidligere saga og kvern, nå en speidersenter
ENG: A lock-and-lock box nearby Kvernmoen, earlier a sawmill and grinding mill, now a Scout campsite.

NOR: Gnr. 37, b.nr. 1. Stedet er en tidligere husmannsplass som lå under Holmgil gård. I bekken mellom Svarødtjern og Kasetjern lå en sag og en kvern. Saga lå overst i bekken og kverna lenger ned like opp for Kasatjern. Siste møller var Hans Kvernmoen. Kverna ble nedlagt ca. 1900. Kvernmosaga ble trolig nedlagt på samme tid men ble satt i stand igjen av Severin og Einar Lund under 1. verdenskrig.

Holmegilvassdraget fra Lysvann til Holmgil var brukt til tømmerfløtning. Siste fløtning gikk i 1947 med 514 kbm men på sitt høyde i 1921 var det 4862 kbm. I 1928 røk Helledammen og feide med seg dam, fløtningsrenne, sag og kvern på Kvernmoen. Fløtningsanlegget ble gjennombygget men ikke saga og kverna.

Stedet ble i 1971 gitt i gave til St. Georgs Gildene i Norge av Christian Anker

ENG: Gnr. 37, b.nr 1. The place was earlier a croft (husmannsplass) owned by Holmgil farm. In the stream between Svarødtjern and Kasetjern there was a sawmill and grinding mill. The sawmill was at the top of the stream and the grinding mill further down just above Kasetjern. The last miller was Hans Kvernmoen. The grinding mill was clsed in about 1900. The sawmill was probably closed about the same time but was rebuilt by Severin and Einar Lund during the 1st world war.

Holmegil stream from Lysvann to Holmgil was used for floating logs. The last logs were floated down in 1947 with 514 kbm but at its height in 1921 4862 kbm were floated down. In 1928 the Helle dam broke and swept away the dam, the log run and the sawmill and grinding mill at Kvernmoen. The log run was rebuilt but not the mills.

The place was given as a gift in 1971 to St. George's Gild in Norway by Christian Anker.

 

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