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The stone wall at the right in this photo of the Pebble Lake Golf Course, south of Fergus Falls, dates back to 1939 when this was a federal WPA works project. This and other projects were the brainchild of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdUVHIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ec6355caab1bf13da33a5d8a9ef727d3baee7ce0/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9KWTNKdmNFa2lJakV5TURCNE5qYzFLekFyTVRBNExqRTVNVEUwTURRMk56VTJORGMwQmpvR1JWUTZDM0psYzJsNlpVa2lEVEV3TUhneE1EQmVCanNHVkRvVVkyOXRZbWx1WlY5dmNIUnBiMjV6ZXdjNkMyVjRkR1Z1ZEVraURERXdNSGd4TURBR093WlVPZ3huY21GMmFYUjVTU0lMWTJWdWRHVnlCanNHVkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--b19ed794e41862b7a068d6fa512c2091e763ee46/WPA%20golfing%20copy.png)
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