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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 19 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 14 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 20 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 23 |
| 1892 | 49 |
| 1893 | 40 |
| 1894 | 58 |
| 1895 | 84 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 26 |
| 1904 | 15 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 28 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
547 stories matching applic, from 67 towns
King County263
Snohomish County35
Benton County22
Yakima County17
Walla Walla County16
Spokane County14
Jefferson County6
Kittitas County6
Grays Harbor County5
Whatcom County5
Clallam County4
Chelan County4
Clark County3
Mason County2
Kitsap County2
Skagit County2
Cowlitz County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded14