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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 60 |
| 1877 | 59 |
| 1878 | 32 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 61 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 54 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 35 |
| 1888 | 32 |
| 1889 | 86 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 76 |
| 1892 | 128 |
| 1893 | 91 |
| 1894 | 124 |
| 1895 | 211 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 9 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 26 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 57 |
| 1904 | 43 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 29 |
| 1909 | 59 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 17 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
1,503 stories matching certain, from 136 towns
Thurston County127
Snohomish County72
Benton County48
Walla Walla County47
Spokane County32
Yakima County29
Grays Harbor County28
Whatcom County23
Jefferson County19
Whitman County15
Kittitas County12
Stevens County11
Kitsap County10
Lewis County6
Chelan County6
Clallam County6
San Juan County6
Clark County5
Mason County4
Island County4
Lincoln County3
Pacific County3
Adams County2
Franklin County2
Asotin County1
Douglas County1
Grant County1
Klickitat County1
Skamania County1