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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 20 |
| 1877 | 26 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 12 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 8 |
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1889 | 25 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 10 |
| 1892 | 19 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 17 |
| 1895 | 8 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 4 |
| 1904 | 3 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1909 | 9 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1924 | 1 |
232 stories matching cheap, from 32 towns
King County151
Snohomish County21
Pierce County19
Benton County9
Grays Harbor County5
Jefferson County3
Thurston County3
Walla Walla County3
Whatcom County3
Skagit County3
Whitman County3
Yakima County2
Kittitas County2
Grant County1
Island County1
Kitsap County1
San Juan County1
County not recorded1