Rowena, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
44°23′23″N 95°09′08″W / 44.38972°N 95.15222°W / 44.38972; -95.15222CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyRedwoodElevation
1,070 ft (330 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code507GNIS feature ID654918[1]

Rowena is an unincorporated community in Redwood County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

Rowena was laid out in 1902.[2] The community was named after the character Lady Rowena from Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowena, Minnesota
  2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 120.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 452.
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