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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 51 |
| 1877 | 44 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 62 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 70 |
| 1886 | 28 |
| 1887 | 30 |
| 1888 | 33 |
| 1889 | 96 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 89 |
| 1892 | 208 |
| 1893 | 161 |
| 1894 | 172 |
| 1895 | 277 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 17 |
| 1899 | 41 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 97 |
| 1904 | 104 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 44 |
| 1909 | 126 |
| 1910 | 40 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 43 |
| 1917 | 39 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
2,095 stories matching close, from 202 towns
Thurston County113
Walla Walla County71
Spokane County52
Yakima County46
Grays Harbor County39
Jefferson County19
Clallam County15
Stevens County13
Chelan County11
Mason County10
Franklin County9
Clark County7
Pacific County7
Lincoln County4
San Juan County3
Columbia County2
Island County2
Adams County1
Garfield County1
Grant County1