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1897 park could get $49 mn golf course makeover 129 years after Congress set it aside for public use

Congress set aside Washington’s East Potomac Park for 'recreation and the pleasure of the people' in 1897. The park includes the East Potomac Golf Links, a historic public golf course that opened in 1919. Now, 129 years after the park was created, the Trump administration has started work linked to a plan to turn the course into a major golf venue.

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