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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 35 |
| 1877 | 39 |
| 1878 | 15 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 37 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 59 |
| 1886 | 24 |
| 1887 | 33 |
| 1888 | 26 |
| 1889 | 71 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 40 |
| 1892 | 139 |
| 1893 | 130 |
| 1894 | 104 |
| 1895 | 142 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 26 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 42 |
| 1904 | 36 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 55 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 17 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 2 |
1,206 stories matching becam, from 154 towns
Thurston County57
Benton County39
Snohomish County38
Walla Walla County37
Jefferson County25
Spokane County23
Grays Harbor County23
Yakima County20
Whatcom County17
Kitsap County10
Stevens County10
Clallam County9
Kittitas County9
Lewis County7
Columbia County6
Clark County6
Island County5
San Juan County4
Pacific County4
Chelan County3
Adams County3
Cowlitz County3
Klickitat County2
Garfield County2
Grant County2