Koepel, Louis G., 1909-1998
Louis G. Koepel was born in Beacon Hill, Michigan in 1909. He attended the local schools and graduated from Jeffers High School in 1925 and received his degree in metallurgical engineering from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in 1931. From 1932 to 1937 he was an instructor at the college. In 1937 he joined the Quincy Mining Company as mill superintendent, and later, assumed the position of superintendent of the Reclamation Plant. In 1972 he came responsible for all Michigan operations of the Quincy Mining Company. Koepel's fifty association with the mining company ended when its Michigan assets were sold to the Quincy Development Corporation, a member of the Ventures Group, Inc.; however, he served as president and chief operations officer of the QDC. Koepel was also involved in local government as well as other organizations, including the Houghton County Board of Supervisors, supervisor of the Torch Lake Township, president of the Torch Lake Credit Union, founding member of the Houghton County Historical Museum, and director of numerous tourism groups. Louis Koepel passed away in 1998.
From the description of Louis G. Koepel Collection, 1911-1978. (Michigan Technological University). WorldCat record id: 703880812
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referencedIn | Quincy Mining Company. Quincy Mining Company Collection, 1848-1988. | Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech | |
creatorOf | Koepel, Louis G. 1909-1998. Quincy Mining Company Photograph Collection, 1913-1914. | Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech | |
creatorOf | Broderick, T. M. (Thomas Monteith) 1899-1965. T. M. Broderick Research Papers, 1926-1930. | Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech | |
creatorOf | Koepel, Louis G., 1909-1998,. Louis Koepel interview, 1972 July 31. | Finnish American Historical Archive and Museum | |
creatorOf | Koepel, Louis G. 1909-1998. Louis G. Koepel Collection, 1911-1978. | Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech |
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associatedWith | Broderick, T. M. (Thomas Monteith) 1899-1965. | person |
associatedWith | Calumet & Hecla, Inc. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Copper Range Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Louisiana Land and Exploration Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Puotinen, Arthur Edwin, | person |
associatedWith | Quincy Mining Company | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Todd, W. Parsons (William Parsons), 1877-1976. | person |
associatedWith | United States National Guard Bureau | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Universal Oil Products Company. | corporateBody |
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Hancock (Mich.) | |||
Beacon Hill (Mich.) | |||
Redridge (Mich.) | |||
Keweenaw Peninsula Region (Mich.) | |||
Freda (Mich.) | |||
Hancock (Mich.) |
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Copper Miners' Strike, Mich., 1913-1914 |
Copper mines and mining |
Copper mines and mining |
Italian Hall Disaster, Calumet, Mich., 1913 |
Mines and mineral resources |
Mining corporations |
New Deal, 1933-1939 |
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Birth 1909-03-18
Death 1998-04-12