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Jeremy Murphy is the New Chief Ranger
for Gettysburg National Military Park
and Eisenhower National Historic Site
James Rada, Jr.
Jeremy Murphy Photo by James Rada, Jr.
(pictured right) was born
and raised in Emmitsburg,
graduating from Catoctin
High in 1998. He visited
both Catoctin Mountain
Park and Gettysburg
National Military Park
on field trips and summer
trips, never realizing that he
would grow up to become
the chief law enforcement
officer for the Gettysburg
National Military Park
and Eisenhower National
Historic Site.
Murphy, who has
been with the National
Park Service (NPS) for
fourteen years, took over
the duties of planning,
direction, and execution of
programs dealing with law
enforcement and resource protection, but the organization wasn’t hiring
emergency services, and safety for the biologists. He did find out that they
park rangers. were hiring law-enforcement rangers.
“I’m happy to be here,” Murphy He applied and was hired.
said. “My family lives in the “I’ve never regretted it,” Murphy
immediate area, and my wife’s family said. “I like that my days are never
is from Taneytown. the same.”
Previous to coming to Gettysburg, He has kept his work sites near
Murphy was chief ranger for the his hometown, which has worked
Visitor Protection and Resource out well. He was involved with
Education Division at Monocacy the sesquicentennial events for the
National Battlefield in Frederick. Civil War sites in the area and the
He also served in law-enforcement bicentennial events at Fort McHenry
ranger positions at Catoctin in Baltimore. When he was working
Mountain Park, Harpers Ferry at Catoctin Mountain Park, he even
National Historic Park, and met President Bush. He is currently
Delaware Water Gap NRA. Prior to the planning section chief for the
law enforcement, he worked for the planned Papal visit this month to
resource management division and Independence National Historical
the maintenance division at Catoctin Park.
Mountain Park. “Each park I’ve been at has
“I actually went to school and moments for me that stand out,”
studied wildlife management and Murphy said.
then I shifted to forestry,” Murphy His favorite park, however, is the
said. Delaware Water Gap Park.
When he graduated from Penn “It was the first park I was at
State, Murphy originally tried to get on a permanent basis, and it was a
a job with the Pennsylvania Forestry treasure trove of natural resources,”
Service, but was turned down he said. “I could go out and spend all
because he didn’t live in Pennsylvania day just hiking the trails.”
at the time. Murphy met his wife, Erin,
He had worked as a trail crew through a mutual friend while he was
member for the NPS, which was working at Harpers Ferry National
seasonal work. He tried to get a Military Park. They live in Fairfield,
job with NPS on a permanent basis Pennsylvania, with their three
through the NPS intake program, children—Wyatt, Ayla, and Tristan.
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Jeremy Murphy is the New Chief Ranger
for Gettysburg National Military Park
and Eisenhower National Historic Site
James Rada, Jr.
Jeremy Murphy Photo by James Rada, Jr.
(pictured right) was born
and raised in Emmitsburg,
graduating from Catoctin
High in 1998. He visited
both Catoctin Mountain
Park and Gettysburg
National Military Park
on field trips and summer
trips, never realizing that he
would grow up to become
the chief law enforcement
officer for the Gettysburg
National Military Park
and Eisenhower National
Historic Site.
Murphy, who has
been with the National
Park Service (NPS) for
fourteen years, took over
the duties of planning,
direction, and execution of
programs dealing with law
enforcement and resource protection, but the organization wasn’t hiring
emergency services, and safety for the biologists. He did find out that they
park rangers. were hiring law-enforcement rangers.
“I’m happy to be here,” Murphy He applied and was hired.
said. “My family lives in the “I’ve never regretted it,” Murphy
immediate area, and my wife’s family said. “I like that my days are never
is from Taneytown. the same.”
Previous to coming to Gettysburg, He has kept his work sites near
Murphy was chief ranger for the his hometown, which has worked
Visitor Protection and Resource out well. He was involved with
Education Division at Monocacy the sesquicentennial events for the
National Battlefield in Frederick. Civil War sites in the area and the
He also served in law-enforcement bicentennial events at Fort McHenry
ranger positions at Catoctin in Baltimore. When he was working
Mountain Park, Harpers Ferry at Catoctin Mountain Park, he even
National Historic Park, and met President Bush. He is currently
Delaware Water Gap NRA. Prior to the planning section chief for the
law enforcement, he worked for the planned Papal visit this month to
resource management division and Independence National Historical
the maintenance division at Catoctin Park.
Mountain Park. “Each park I’ve been at has
“I actually went to school and moments for me that stand out,”
studied wildlife management and Murphy said.
then I shifted to forestry,” Murphy His favorite park, however, is the
said. Delaware Water Gap Park.
When he graduated from Penn “It was the first park I was at
State, Murphy originally tried to get on a permanent basis, and it was a
a job with the Pennsylvania Forestry treasure trove of natural resources,”
Service, but was turned down he said. “I could go out and spend all
because he didn’t live in Pennsylvania day just hiking the trails.”
at the time. Murphy met his wife, Erin,
He had worked as a trail crew through a mutual friend while he was
member for the NPS, which was working at Harpers Ferry National
seasonal work. He tried to get a Military Park. They live in Fairfield,
job with NPS on a permanent basis Pennsylvania, with their three
through the NPS intake program, children—Wyatt, Ayla, and Tristan.
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[email protected]
