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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 75 |
| 1877 | 57 |
| 1878 | 17 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 16 |
| 1883 | 59 |
| 1884 | 32 |
| 1885 | 55 |
| 1886 | 34 |
| 1887 | 26 |
| 1888 | 26 |
| 1889 | 94 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 64 |
| 1892 | 105 |
| 1893 | 90 |
| 1894 | 117 |
| 1895 | 166 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 32 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 74 |
| 1904 | 50 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 34 |
| 1909 | 70 |
| 1910 | 20 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 19 |
| 1916 | 39 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 5 |
1,543 stories matching better, from 153 towns
Snohomish County81
Walla Walla County54
Pend Oreille County50
Yakima County47
Spokane County44
Grays Harbor County30
Jefferson County18
Kittitas County16
Kitsap County11
Lewis County9
Chelan County8
Clallam County8
San Juan County7
Stevens County6
Pacific County6
Adams County5
Clark County5
Lincoln County5
Mason County4
Columbia County2
Klickitat County2
Grant County1
Wahkiakum County1