According to a story told to us by a Coker Creek, Tennessee native, a family known as the Lindermans lived here during the 1920s or 1930s. As far as I know, there was a husband and wife that lived in this house. Iâm not sure on if they had kids. Anyhow, as the story goes, the man of the house had a best friend(he was a Webb, I believe) who was also his drinking buddy. The two of them were inseparable, as good friends are. One night, however, things began to change. After a night of drinking moonshine, the 2 of them began to squabble over something completely trivial. What it was over has been lost to time. Enraged, both men drew their weaponsâone pulled out a .45 and the other, a shotgun. What happened next was nothing short of horrifying.
In a bizarre turn of events, both men pulled the triggers of their guns at the exact same time, killing each other. This took place below the house, where Highway 68 goes through now. The Linderman gentlemanâs wife heard the commotion and went outside to investigate. She looked down to see the carnage below and was horrified to find her husband lying dead on the ground. It is said that she had let out this ungodly scream that could be heard for nearly 2 miles. The manâs wife kept screaming until neighbors arrived at the gruesome scene.
It isnât known how long this house has been abandoned or who had lived there last. It does not have any electrical outlets in it and given that Coker Creek had gotten electricity in 1949, it would be plausible that this house has been empty since at least the 1930s, when this tragedy had taken place.