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Rowena (pronounced "roh-WEE'-nuh") is an unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It is located along South Dakota Highway 42.
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Map of Rowena, SD 57005, USA
Rowena is located at 43°31′13″N 96°33′20″W, just over a mile north of the border with Iowa, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Sioux Falls, and 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the Minnesota border, at an elevation of 1,411 feet (430 m). The ZIP Code is 57056.
Television towers
Two of the South Dakota's tallest structures are located near Rowena: the 609.6-meter-high KDLT Tower, and the slightly shorter KELO TV Tower.
History
The community has the name of Rowena, a character in the novel Ivanhoe.
Notable residents and natives
References
Rowena, South Dakota Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA