Rowena, South Dakota


Rowena is an unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It is located along South Dakota Highway 42.
Rowena is located at, just over a mile north of the border with Iowa, about east of Sioux Falls, and west of the Minnesota border, at an elevation of 1,411 feet. The ZIP Code is 57056.

Television towers

Two of the South Dakota's tallest structures are located near Rowena: the 1,999 ft high KDLT Tower, and the slightly shorter KELO TV Tower.

History

The community has the name of Rowena, a character in the novel Ivanhoe. The city was founded by the Illinois Central Railroad when it was extended to that point.

Notable person