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where his father continued jobs as a carpenter, stableman, blacksmith and farmer. He graduated from South Portland High School in 1949, being active on the school paper, varsity track, and serving as representative to the Maine Student Legislature. He was awarded a State of Maine Competitive Scholarship.
Education.
William Coperthwaite attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he majored in art history. His extra-curricular activities included track and pole vaulting, and he served as vice-president of the Outing Club. He
William Coperthwaite
William S. Coperthwaite (1930-2013), a native of Maine, U.S., pioneered yurt building in the United States. For his book "A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity", he received the Nautilus Book Award.
Childhood and family.
William Coperthwaite was born in Monticello, Maine, the son of William Sherman Coperthwaite, Sr. and Lillian Coperthwaite. He had three sisters and was the youngest of the four children. Within a few years the family relocated to South Portland,