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).
In 1928, school children selected the meadowlark as the state bird, the same choice made by seven other states at the time. The Washington Federation of Women's Clubs picked the goldfinch as the state symbol in 1931 over the tanager, song sparrow, junco and pileated woodpecker.