Koppel

History

Koppel was named after Arthur Koppel of Orenstein & Koppel, which was a German manufacturing company that owned 558 acres of land in nearby Big Beaver Township by 1907. In 1912, Koppel was established as a borough. The next year, Orenstein & Koppel donated land to the new borough for school and municipal buildings. After most of the town was confiscated by the Office of Alien Property Custodian from Orenstein & Koppel in 1917, much of the property was sold to the Koppel Industrial and Equipment Company. Other manufacturing companies had a presence in Koppel—the Pressed Steel Car Company from 1919 to 1937 and Babcock & Wilcox during the 1950s.

Geography

Koppel is located in northern Beaver County at (40.833402, −80.323675) along the west bank of the Beaver River. Pennsylvania Route 18 (Big Beaver Boulevard) follows the western border of the borough, leading south to Beaver Falls and north to New Castle. Pennsylvania Route 351 crosses Route 18 and runs through the center of Koppel, leading northeast to Ellwood City and west to Interstate 376 at the Pennsylvania Turnpike. According to the United States Census Bureau, Koppel has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.14%, is water.

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