Special to the Rock River Current
ROCKFORD — A new historical marker now stands on the principal corridor in Rockford’s North End, commemorating a rare local link to the nation’s founding era.
The marker honors Jehial Harmon, the Revolutionary War veteran buried at Greenwood Cemetery, 1011 Auburn St. This 10-foot plaque on North Main Street, just north of Veterans Memorial Circle, was unveiled and dedicated Saturday during a ceremony hosted by the Kishwaukee chapter of the Illinois Sons of the American Revolution…