Louis (Loudwig) Espenschied (January 25, 1821- February 3, 1887) was a successful Western wagon-maker and owner of Louis Espenschied Wagon Co. By the 1850s, the company was making large numbers of wagons for pioneers heading west during the great migration of 1853. During the civil war, he received a large contract for wagons and wheels for the Union Army. Louis was the paternal grandfather of Lloyd Espenschied, who was the co-creator of the coaxial cable that paved the way to television.
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