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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 29 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 54 |
| 1884 | 12 |
| 1885 | 40 |
| 1886 | 27 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 25 |
| 1889 | 70 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 52 |
| 1892 | 118 |
| 1893 | 107 |
| 1894 | 90 |
| 1895 | 119 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 37 |
| 1904 | 36 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 46 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,079 stories matching arm, from 157 towns
Snohomish County41
Walla Walla County34
Spokane County25
Whatcom County24
Grays Harbor County24
Jefferson County20
Kittitas County16
Skagit County10
Lewis County9
Columbia County7
Stevens County7
Clallam County7
Chelan County6
Mason County5
Okanogan County4
Adams County3
Garfield County3
Grant County3
Pacific County3
San Juan County3
Clark County2
Island County2
Klickitat County2
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Skamania County1