La Harpe is a town in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,175 at the 2020 census.
The former Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad tracks through La Harpe
The Toledo, Peoria and Western depot in La Harpe, June 1963
Charles Edgar Duryea was an American engineer. He was the engineer of the second working American gasoline-powered car and co-founder of Duryea Motor Wagon Company. He was born near Canton, Illinois,
La Harpe, Illinois
…Harold Arlin, radio's first salaried announcer, born in La Harpe Charles Duryea, co-inventor of the first gasoline-powered automobile John Fuhrer, triple jumper and football coach, born in La Harpe…
Charles Duryea (left) with J. Frank Duryea
1894 Duryea Automobile at the Tallahassee Antique Car Museum
Mayor William P. Yoerg, of Holyoke (center-left), also a tire salesman and garage owner, presents an award to Charles Duryea for being the first to use pneumatic tires on an automobile, effectively starting the American automobile tire industry