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Sweetwater Flea Market to shut down end of March, ending 34-year run

From the Monroe County Advocate and Democrat: The Sweetwater Flea Market is set to shut down at the end of the month, ending a three-decade tenure

From the Monroe County Advocate and Democrat: The Sweetwater Flea Market is set to shut down at the end of the month, ending a three-decade tenure.

 

According to officials, the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on the flea market, playing a part in the decision to close it down.

 

Sweetwater Flea Market Manager Angela McNabb noted that the decision to sell the flea market came from a drought of customers and vendors.

 

“After COVID, we saw a decline in shoppers and vendors,” McNabb said. “A lot of people were doing online shopping from home and when the gas prices rose, we saw fewer shoppers.”

 

The flea market opened in November of 1989 and has remained open to this day.