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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 14 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 8 |
| 1860 | 7 |
| 1861 | 15 |
| 1862 | 20 |
| 1863 | 8 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 21 |
| 1876 | 56 |
| 1877 | 62 |
| 1878 | 40 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 15 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 78 |
| 1884 | 51 |
| 1885 | 87 |
| 1886 | 51 |
| 1887 | 52 |
| 1888 | 36 |
| 1889 | 116 |
| 1890 | 23 |
| 1891 | 107 |
| 1892 | 203 |
| 1893 | 257 |
| 1894 | 270 |
| 1895 | 250 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 39 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1903 | 102 |
| 1904 | 63 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 21 |
| 1909 | 93 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 17 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 35 |
| 1917 | 22 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1929 | 2 |
2,381 stories matching act, from 175 towns
Thurston County222
Snohomish County88
Walla Walla County81
Spokane County66
Yakima County47
Jefferson County39
Grays Harbor County35
Whatcom County31
Skagit County18
Kittitas County15
Clallam County12
Chelan County11
Lewis County10
Stevens County9
Clark County6
Island County6
San Juan County6
Grant County5
Mason County5
Adams County4
Lincoln County4
Okanogan County4
Pacific County3
Klickitat County2
Asotin County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1