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Rowena, Georgia

Coordinates: 31°22′52″N 84°42′47″W / 31.38111°N 84.71306°W / 31.38111; -84.71306
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Rowena is an unincorporated community in Early County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Rowena is named after the character from the Walter Scott novel Ivanhoe.[1]

History

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The community was named after one Rowena Collins.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowena, Georgia
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

31°22′52″N 84°42′47″W / 31.38111°N 84.71306°W / 31.38111; -84.71306