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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 45 |
| 1877 | 25 |
| 1878 | 24 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 29 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 19 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1889 | 36 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 36 |
| 1892 | 67 |
| 1893 | 74 |
| 1894 | 60 |
| 1895 | 72 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 10 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1903 | 21 |
| 1904 | 15 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
675 stories matching bed, from 106 towns
Snohomish County27
Walla Walla County21
Benton County16
Spokane County13
Kittitas County12
Pend Oreille County11
Whatcom County9
Lewis County8
Jefferson County6
Kitsap County6
Pacific County5
Skagit County5
Chelan County4
Clallam County4
Clark County3
Stevens County2
Grant County2
Klickitat County2
Wahkiakum County2
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Island County1
Mason County1