First Years As A National Park
Yellowstone's first superintendent, Nathaniel P. Langford, served without salary from 1872 to 1877. He also worked without funds, and entered the Park only twice in his five years of service. Under Langford, no trails were developed, and existing trails were maintained only by their users and guides.
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