Rowena, Minnesota

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

↑ 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.

Municipalities and communities of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Redwood Falls

Cities	Belview Clements Delhi Lamberton Lucan Milroy Morgan Redwood Falls‡ Revere Sanborn Seaforth Vesta Wabasso Walnut Grove Wanda

Townships	Brookville Charlestown Delhi Gales Granite Rock Honner Johnsonville Kintire Lamberton Morgan New Avon North Hero Paxton Redwood Falls Sheridan Sherman Springdale Sundown Swedes Forest Three Lakes Underwood Vail Vesta Waterbury Westline Willow Lake

Unincorporated communities	Gilfillan Rowena

Indian reservation	Lower Sioux Indian Reservation

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 44°23′23″N 95°09′08″W / 44.38972°N 95.15222°W / 44.38972; -95.15222

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