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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 27 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 15 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 28 |
| 1884 | 10 |
| 1885 | 23 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 16 |
| 1888 | 19 |
| 1889 | 72 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 46 |
| 1892 | 83 |
| 1893 | 86 |
| 1894 | 95 |
| 1895 | 37 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1899 | 26 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 36 |
| 1904 | 28 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 34 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 20 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 3 |
853 stories matching begin, from 89 towns
Benton County65
Thurston County43
Snohomish County38
Walla Walla County32
Yakima County22
Spokane County17
Grays Harbor County15
Whatcom County9
Chelan County9
Skagit County9
Kitsap County8
Whitman County8
Jefferson County7
Okanogan County6
Kittitas County6
Clallam County5
Pacific County3
Stevens County2
Adams County1
Clark County1
Columbia County1
Grant County1
Island County1
Klickitat County1
Lewis County1
Pend Oreille County1
County not recorded3