Date of visit: May 26, 2012
Population: 329 (2010 Census)
The little town of Ione was established in the 1880s. An early resident of the town, Joseph A. Woolery, moved there in early 1890s and set up a general store. He became a successful merchant and served as the town’s postmaster. He was elected as the town’s first mayor. He built a beautiful house in 1900 which still stands today (serving as a B&B). He was so respited and revered that when he died in March 1908 an estimated thousand people gathered for his funeral.
Ione’s main street
City Hall and library
Old street signs as artwork in the city park
The historic Woolery House is now a B&B
A crumbling old house
Old grain elevator
St. Williams Catholic Church
Ione’s first fire hydrant
