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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 40 |
| 1877 | 25 |
| 1878 | 17 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 25 |
| 1884 | 18 |
| 1885 | 33 |
| 1886 | 22 |
| 1887 | 32 |
| 1888 | 16 |
| 1889 | 57 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 41 |
| 1892 | 96 |
| 1893 | 96 |
| 1894 | 93 |
| 1895 | 20 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 18 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 44 |
| 1904 | 49 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 39 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 2 |
909 stories matching break, from 133 towns
Benton County51
Thurston County45
Snohomish County43
Walla Walla County41
Yakima County26
Grays Harbor County26
Kittitas County19
Jefferson County14
Whatcom County14
Whitman County13
Clallam County7
Pacific County5
Okanogan County4
Clark County3
Island County3
Lincoln County3
Franklin County2
Garfield County2
Adams County2
Douglas County2
Klickitat County2
San Juan County2
Wahkiakum County2
Asotin County1
Cowlitz County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded6