On Edward Street (Farm to Market Road 2133) at Mary Street, on the right when traveling east on Edward Street.
Rowena was originally laid out by Paul J. Baron in 1897. A Santa Fe Railroad section house known as Rowena Station had been established in the area in 1888; however, the post office officially denied this name as it too much resembled Ravenna in . . . — — Map (db m108601) HM
On Edward Street (Farm to Market Road 2133) west of Concho Road, on the right when traveling east.
Organized in 1904 as Rowena Chapter of the Sons of Hermann, worldwide benevolent fraternal organization.
Named for German national hero and tribal leader Hermann the Defender (18 B.C. - 19 A.D.), who helped break Roman power east of the Rhine . . . — — Map (db m96031) HM
On Concho Road (Farm to Market Road 2133) south of Ewald Street, on the right when traveling south.
On May 2, 1904, eighteen charter members organized SPJST Lodge No. 49 in Runnels County. Founded just eight years after the SPJST’s organization, Lodge No. 49 continued the Czech-Texan benevolent society’s goals of promoting fellowship and Czech . . . — — Map (db m96032) HM
On Old Sweet Home School Road (County Road 252) 0.2 miles north of County Road 253, on the right when traveling south.
The need for education in this rural area was met in 1902, when a two-room school was started on Emil Helm’s farm (1.5 mi. NW). The name “Sweet Home” was chosen by Henry Kriegel, one of the first trustees. In 1922 the school was moved to . . . — — Map (db m96033) HM
