{"id":6395,"date":"2009-06-29T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/dev2\/stephen-h-mcdonald-restoration\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T10:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:36:58","slug":"stephen-h-mcdonald-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/stephen-h-mcdonald-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen H. McDonald Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is probably one of the most remarkable restorations in the cemetery.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As noted previously, many gravestones had sunk into the earth, and this is one example where the gravestone had broken into pieces and had sunken completely into the earth.&nbsp; During the initial phases of the restoration, this stone was found and restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutsliders-photo-carousel gutslider-05b27459 nav_outside nav_cc has__pagination\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0319.jpg 480w, https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0319-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0319-240x180.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a class=\"swiper-slide\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSC00828.jpg\"><div class=\"swiper-container-outer none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSC00828.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSC00828.jpg 480w, https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSC00828-300x225.jpg 300w, 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