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"The Shrine Chapel, located on Shrine Island (originally Crow Island--to this day it is an annual spring crow nesting site), was built as a labor of love...Though equipment was sparse, the work of constructing the Chapel continued during the building season from 1938 on, and through the labor of love, the Chapel was completed in due time.

On October 30, 1938, the Feast of Christ the King, many gathered on Shrine Island for the laying of the cornerstone in the outside bell tower wall. Bishop Joseph Raphael Crimont S.J., bishop of all the Territory of Alaska, blessed the cornerstone which held a copper box containing time capsule items, written information and newspapers, and a film of the blessing ceremony. (Fifty years later, on October 30, 1988..)" - [link]

Description
"The Shrine Chapel, located on Shrine Island (originally Crow Island--to this day it is an annual spring crow nesting site), was built as a labor of love...Though equipment was sparse, the work of constructing the Chapel continued during the building season from 1938 on, and through the labor of love, the Chapel was completed in due time.

On October 30, 1938, the Feast of Christ the King, many gathered on Shrine Island for the laying of the cornerstone in the outside bell tower wall. Bishop Joseph Raphael Crimont S.J., bishop of all the Territory of Alaska, blessed the cornerstone which held a copper box containing time capsule items, written information and newspapers, and a film of the blessing ceremony. (Fifty years later, on October 30, 1988..)" - [link]