A gravestone in the Brenham Masonic Cemetery has been pushed over for the second time after being previously repaired roughly 18 months ago.
The vandalized site was discovered by gravestone conservator Lowell Herzog, who restored the stone nearly four years ago when he began working for the Graham Masonic Lodge to help clean the cemetery.
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