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. Sweetwater is the home of the Craighead Caverns which contains the Lost Sea, the United States' largest underground lake. In 2022, TravelMag named Sweetwater one of Tennessee’s Ten Most Charming Cities.
Downtown area, September 2016
Circle Park, September 2016
Sweetwater Depot, September 2016
Sweetwater Hosiery Co., December 1910
Monroe County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,250. Its county seat is Madisonville, and its largest city is Sweetwater.
Monroe County Courthouse in Madisonville
Chota Memorial
Hay bales in Tellico Plains
Cherohala Skyway in autumn