Sweetwater
“City Convenience ~ Country Style”

Sweet-Water, established in the 1870’s, was a Trading Post with the name derived from “Mobeetie”, the Kiowa word for “sweet water” to describe the water in a nearby creek. Today, Sweetwater is a very modern small city. Higher education flourishes on the campus of Texas State Technical College. Almost every weekend there are events held in the Nolan County Coliseum complex. Sweetwater is home of Avenger Field, training base for the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during WWII; in 1993, a memorial to these daring ladies was erected at the site of their original Wishing Well, and the National WASP WWII Museum was opened in 2005 in a 1929 hangar the WASP used during their training. Take the Downtown Walking Tour; visit the restored Simmons Home housing the Chamber of Commerce, and don’t miss Pioneer Museum. Annual events include the famous World’s Largest Rattlesnake Round-up and the Fire in the Sky fireworks spectacular to celebrate our nation’s independence. During the holiday season see the dazzling “Trail of Lights”. In Sweetwater experience city convenience - country style. Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 1148, Sweetwater TX 79556, 325-235-5488, chamber@sweetwatertexas.org

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