The area east of Tverrvatnet was cleared by a farmer named Andreas in the 1770s.
 The Tverrvatnet farm (now called Tverrvassgården) was built on an important rallying point among the Ume Sami speaking population.
An official document of 11 November 1789 declared Elias Nilssa (1752–1838) from Åga as the leaseholder.
The next leaseholders were:
Around 1812: Kristoffer Eliassa (1784–1848)
During the 1850s: Elias Kristoffersen (1827–1902)
During the 1890s: Kristian Johan Eliassen (1859–1935)
During the 1930s: Anders Olaus Kristiansen (1888–)
November 19, 1955: John Petersen
The farm could not grow grain, but potatoes and grass grew well.
Potatoes were not grown along the lake Raudvatnet to the north.

In 1803, the farm was taxed to 10 Swedish riksdaler, able to sow 1/2 and reap 1 barrel of grain.
During the census in 1801, 5 people worked and lived on the farm.
In 1838, the farm was registered in a cadastre.
In 1845, the farm had 1 horse, 10 cows, 12 sheep and 4 goats.
 They also cultivated barley and potatoes.
During the census of 1865, 8 people lived there, with 1 horse, 9 cows, and 6 sheep.
Barley and potatoes were still cultivated.

The owner Jacob Coldevin sold the farm to the Norwegian state in 1888.

Tverrvatnet farm is the oldest farm in Rana, still running (2008).
On 4 December 2006, the farmers on Tverrvatnet farm were honored with the Cultural landscape prize (Norwegian: "Kulturlandskapsprisen"), for their work on restoring the farm.

Tverrvatnet farm was an important link of the trade between Sweden and Mo i Rana, before the opening on 13 August 1939 of the highway what was later named European route E12.
Traders from Sweden spent their nights there.
In 1904, traders paid 5 øre for an overnight stop and 10 øre if the trader brought with him a horse.

The farm was of uttermost importance during the catastrophic year of hunger on the Swedish side of the border in 1867.
The situation in northern Sweden was so critical that King Oscar II of Sweden visited Mo i Rana on 13 July 1873, discussing the needs of a road between northern Sweden and Mo i Rana.
The area east of Tverrvatnet was cleared by a farmer named Andreas in the 1770s.  The Tverrvatnet farm (now called Tverrvassgården) was built on an important rallying point among the Ume Sami speaking population. An official document of 11 November 1789 declared Elias Nilssa (1752–1838) from Åga as the leaseholder. The next leaseholders were:
Around 1812: Kristoffer Eliassa (1784–1848)
During the 1850s: Elias Kristoffersen (1827–1902)
During the 1890s: Kristian Johan Eliassen (1859–1935)
During the 1930s: Anders Olaus Kristiansen (1888–)
November 19, 1955: John Petersen
The farm could not grow grain, but potatoes and grass grew well. Potatoes were not grown along the lake Raudvatnet to the north.
In 1803, the farm was taxed to 10 Swedish riksdaler, able to sow 1/2 and reap 1 barrel of grain. During the census in 1801, 5 people worked and lived on the farm. In 1838, the farm was registered in a cadastre. In 1845, the farm had 1 horse, 10 cows, 12 sheep and 4 goats.  They also cultivated barley and potatoes. During the census of 1865, 8 people lived there, with 1 horse, 9 cows, and 6 sheep. Barley and potatoes were still cultivated.
The owner Jacob Coldevin sold the farm to the Norwegian state in 1888.
Tverrvatnet farm is the oldest farm in Rana, still running (2008). On 4 December 2006, the farmers on Tverrvatnet farm were honored with the Cultural landscape prize (Norwegian: "Kulturlandskapsprisen"), for their work on restoring the farm.
Tverrvatnet farm was an important link of the trade between Sweden and Mo i Rana, before the opening on 13 August 1939 of the highway what was later named European route E12. Traders from Sweden spent their nights there. In 1904, traders paid 5 øre for an overnight stop and 10 øre if the trader brought with him a horse.
The farm was of uttermost importance during the catastrophic year of hunger on the Swedish side of the border in 1867. The situation in northern Sweden was so critical that King Oscar II of Sweden visited Mo i Rana on 13 July 1873, discussing the needs of a road between northern Sweden and Mo i Rana.
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