McBride house FTG

Mackenzie Williams
Dr. Farmer
ENGL 1113
28 October 2014
Ghosts of the McBride House
The relatively small town of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma is placed between the county lines of Muskogee and Cherokee counties. It is a peaceful place, with small town families and respectable pasts. But this quiet landmark of true Americana is shadowed by the spooky haunting of the Historical McBride House.
Built in 1895, the Historical McBride House was once the grand home of Dr. McBride, a local physician. McBride had the home-built in a very particular manner, inspecting and examining each and every board and nail that went into it.
Dr. McBride loved his home. It meant everything to him. He threw over-the-top parties that went on into the late hours of the night, serving the finest foods and ensuring every guest was accommodated. It would seem the doctor enjoyed his in-home expeditions so much that, even in death, he chose not to give them up.
In 1982, the McBride House was purchased by the last owners Chris and Cindy Black. When they first moved in, they started to notice a few strange things around the home. One night, they assumed they must have left the television set turned on. It sounded as if there was a party going on downstairs – voices, laughter, and the ‘clink’ of Champaign glasses. Heading downstairs to turn off the television, it went to dead silence. The TV was off, lights off, there was no one in sight.
It became clear that the Black family was not alone in the home. After 25 years living in the haunted Historical McBride House, Cindy claims to know each of its ghosts very well. She even documented her phenomenal story in the recently published book ‘Ghosts of the McBride House’.
The McBride House ghost first is Dr. McBride himself. Cindy Black believes that the good doctor has no desire to leave his beloved home and extravagant lifestyle. McBride is assumed to be responsible for the never-ending late-night parties that can be heard downstairs as late as 2 o’clock in the morning.
There is a Victorian Lady who appears now and again donning all white clothing. This particular apparition does not just haunt the Historical McBride House, but also the old army hospital across the street.
Two children, a small boy and girl, are also known to materialize in the McBride House. Perhaps these are the ghosts that enjoy scaring guests of the home by sitting on their beds at night and sometimes shaking them. Guests have also reported the whispers of disembodied voices speaking directly into their ears as they try to sleep.
Cindy insists that the ghosts haunting the Historical McBride House are not mean or revengeful in any way. In fact, she almost paints a picture of a playful atmosphere, stating that they like to have fun with the living in mischievous, sometimes even comical ways.
Apparently the ghosts liked to take things from the Black family as well as guests of the home. Not talking about moving a loaf of bread that has been sitting on the counter for a few hours, but things people are actually using at the time. You’d turn your back for one instant and when you turn around again, whatever you were just working with could be gone. These things tend to turn up in strange places later on, but certainly nowhere a person of sound mind would have placed them.
This McBride home is now abandoned but its former owner claims numerous ghosts haunted it. She’s even written a book about it. She claims that the previous owner and original builder of the house still resides there and is prone to throwing ghostly parties at 2 am. He also moves things, speaks and calls people by name.