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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
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.
The Little Tennessee River flows along Monroe County's border with Blount County to the northeast. Three artificial lakes— Tellico Lake, Chilhowee Lake, and Calderwood Lake— were developed in this section of the river. The Tellico River, a tributary of the Little Tennessee, drains much of the southwestern part of the county.
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 ...
River trade was important to the state due to three large rivers: the Tennessee River, the Cumberland River, and the Mississippi River; the boat continues to represent the importance of commerce to the state. [1] Surrounding the images in the original design were the words "The Great Seal of the State of Tennessee" and "Feb. 6th, 1796".
Monroe County Schools is a school district in Tennessee, serving Monroe County. Its headquarters are in Madisonville. [1] Residents of Sweetwater are served by Sweetwater City Schools for elementary through junior high school. In 2018 the district had 5,262 students in its schools.
Sweetwater City Schools is the school district of Sweetwater, Tennessee. It operates elementary through junior high school levels and includes the Monroe County section of Sweetwater and several unincorporated areas .
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.