A portrait of Most Rev. Jeremiah F. Shanahan, D.D., the First Bishop of Harrisburg. Bishop Shanahan laid the cornerstone of the first Sacred Heart Church, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on August 22, 1875.
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Photo from the commemorative book published for the centennial of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Williamstown, 1875-1975. For availability of copies of this book, contact the Williamstown Historical Society.
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