History
This trail was built in the last decade of the 19th century by horsetheives, but was improved by different prospectors of that era, most notably Dan Hogan. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway improved the trail further around 1910 to compete with the Camerons' Bright Angel Trail which charged a toll at the time. The railroad operated Hermit Camp about 7 trail miles below rim until 1930s when the National Park Service took over control of the Bright Angel Trail and officially rescinded its tolls.
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