ROCKTON, Ill. (WTVO) — The gravestone of Stephen Mack Jr., one of the Stateline’s founding figures, is being carefully restored after it was discovered broken in half.

Mack, who establish the Macktown settlement, is buried on the site. Macktown eventually became part of the village of Rockton.

The restoration effort is being led by volunteers from the Macktown Living History Museum, who are working to preserve the 175-year-old sandstone marker. Because the headstone is made of sandstone rather than granite, the repair process is delicate and requires specialized expertise.

The damage was first noticed during a Mack family reunion held at the site. Linda Sonneson, curator of Macktown Living History, said the stone had previously been repaired.

“We don’t know when [the damage] happened o

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