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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 8 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 13 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 3 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 47 |
| 1877 | 42 |
| 1878 | 57 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 42 |
| 1884 | 35 |
| 1885 | 47 |
| 1886 | 21 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 43 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 58 |
| 1893 | 46 |
| 1894 | 30 |
| 1895 | 49 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 13 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 21 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 21 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 6 |
5 stories matching settler
- The Great Land Sell-Off
The Northern Pacific Railroad begins dumping vast swaths of Washington Territory land onto actual settlers for $2.60 an acre.
- The Ghost of Tacoma's Original Downtown
Before the railroad turned Tacoma into a boomtown, the city's future was fought over by competing pioneers and land speculators.
- The Hardscrabble Frontier of the Stillaguamish
A detailed 1879 survey of the Stillaguamish River valley reveals a diverse community of pioneers, Prussian soldiers, and dreamers attempting to tame the wilderness of the upper valley.
- The Lumber King of the Snohomish Valley
Before he became a titan of industry, A.J. Pope navigated the rugged, uncertain life of an early Washington settler.
- The Great Depression of the 1870s Hits Snohomish
Facing a glut of goods and a collapsing market, local merchants slash prices and scramble to entice struggling settlers.