Margibi County
Margibi is a county on the north to central coast of Liberia. One of 15 counties that constitute the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has five districts. Kakata serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring ...
Farmington River
The Farmington River is a river, U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in length along its main stem, located in northwest Connecticut with major tributaries ex ...
, about 15 miles upstream from the Atlantic Ocean."Harbel" Britannica Online Encyclopaedia It was named for the founder of The
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is a tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone, Harvey Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires for fire apparatus, and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, Horse and buggy ...
, Harvey S. Firestone, and his wife, Idabelle. Since 1926, Harbel has been home to a massive natural rubber plantation which is still operated by the Firestone subsidiary of Bridgestone.Roberts International Airport is 2 miles southwest of Harbel.
As of the 2008 census, Harbel had a population of 25,309.