Rowena, Minnesota
Rowena, Minnesota | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() ![]() Rowena, Minnesota ![]() ![]() Rowena, Minnesota | |
Coordinates: 44°23′23″N 95°09′08″W / 44.38972°N 95.15222°WCoordinates: 44°23′23″N 95°09′08″W / 44.38972°N 95.15222°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(s) | 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 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowena, Minnesota
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 452.
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