Sweetwater was established in the 1850s on a series of lots sold by Isaac Lenoir (1807â1875), a local politician and son of the founder of Lenoir City (located a few miles to the northeast in Loudon County). Sweetwater was officially incorporated in 1875.
Armand Goldman (Robin Williams), Valâs father, is the owner of the Birdcage an illustrious South Beach nightclub that features a nightly drag show staring âStarinaâ (Nathan Lane) Armandâs partner and their housekeeper Agador (Hank Azaria).
Its scientific name is Melopsittacus undulatus meaning song parrot with wavy lines. The Aborigine term for the bird was something close to budgerigar, their phrase meaning good to eat. They would eat budgies for snacks. The English explorers who met the aborigines and saw the birds shortened this to budgies.