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Sweetwater is a city in Monroe and McMinn counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the most populous city in Monroe County. As of the 2020 census , its population was 6,312. [ 4 ] Sweetwater is the home of the Craighead Caverns which contains the Lost Sea , the United States' largest underground lake.
3224 Sweetwater-Vonore Rd. Sweetwater: Built in 1859 12: Mialoquo Site: Mialoquo Site: October 19, 1978 : Address Restricted: Vonore: Archaeological site for 18th-century Cherokee village; now submerged by Tellico Lake 13: Monroe County Courthouse
Interstate 75 is located in the extreme northeastern tip of the county west of Sweetwater, and contains two exits in Monroe County. Secondary state routes in Monroe County include State Routes 165 ( Cherohala Skyway ), 307 , 315 , 322 , and 360 .
Craighead Caverns is an extensive cave system located in between Sweetwater and Madisonville, Tennessee. It is best known for containing the United States ' largest and the world's second largest non- subglacial underground lake, The Lost Sea .
On August 27, 1898, the school directors of the City of Sweetwater purchased the Bachman Building on College Street for $6,000 for use by Sweetwater City Schools. On September 9, 1912, Sweetwater High School opened at this location under Principal E. Gatewood Hall. Initially, there were three teachers and 35 students.
The name of the school was changed to Tennessee Military Institute in 1909. It was known by this name for most of its life. Due to the "TMI" acronym, it was often jokingly referred to as "Ten Million Idiots" by locals and students alike. 1909 was also when the school moved to its final campus, which eventually consisted of thirteen buildings mostly contained in a single quadrangle surrounding ...
Sweetwater Creek is a tributary stream of the Tennessee River located in McMinn, Monroe, and Loudon counties in eastern Tennessee.. The stream rises in McMinn County and flows toward the northeast, paralleling the trend of the valleys and ridges, for 29.3 miles (47.2 km) through Monroe and Loudon counties, [1] entering Watts Bar Reservoir in Loudon County at a location downstream from the city ...
Pages in category "People from Sweetwater, Tennessee" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.