Koepel, Louis G., 1909-1998

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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
Place Name Admin Code Country
Calumet (Mich.)
Upper Peninsula (Mich.)
Michigan
Upper Peninsula (Mich.)
Michigan--Keweenaw Peninsula Region
Michigan--Upper Peninsula
Hancock (Mich.)
Beacon Hill (Mich.)
Redridge (Mich.)
Keweenaw Peninsula Region (Mich.)
Freda (Mich.)
Hancock (Mich.)
Subject
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
Schools
Taxation
Tourism
Transportation
Winter
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Birth 1909-03-18

Death 1998-04-12

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