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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 31 |
| 1877 | 23 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 39 |
| 1884 | 24 |
| 1885 | 32 |
| 1886 | 20 |
| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 25 |
| 1889 | 44 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 23 |
| 1892 | 82 |
| 1893 | 88 |
| 1894 | 83 |
| 1895 | 90 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 41 |
| 1904 | 44 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 43 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 18 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 3 |
919 stories matching broken, from 140 towns
Snohomish County31
Walla Walla County29
Yakima County22
Kitsap County12
Whatcom County11
Whitman County11
Jefferson County10
Clallam County10
Kittitas County7
Skagit County7
Columbia County6
Chelan County5
Okanogan County5
Stevens County4
Cowlitz County3
Clark County2
Franklin County2
Island County2
Lincoln County2
Adams County1
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1
Pacific County1