This article from a 1923 edition of the Catholic Herald describes the laying of the cornerstone of the St. Benedict the Moor chapel. It includes descriptions of the opening event, attendees, drawing of what the completed chapel would look like, an introduction to who the chapel would serve, and a call to area Catholics to not neglect the poor around them.
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- Source: "Missionary Bishop Lays Cornerstone of St. Benedict the Moor Chapel," uncited newspaper clipping, St. Benedict the Moor parish archives, Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
- Creator: Greg Lutz and Jarrod Showalter