Rowena, Minnesota

Rowena
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°23′23″N 95°09′08″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Redwood
Elevation	1,070 ft (330 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	654918[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. 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.