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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 38 |
| 1877 | 23 |
| 1878 | 29 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 29 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1885 | 26 |
| 1886 | 20 |
| 1887 | 9 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 50 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 30 |
| 1892 | 45 |
| 1893 | 61 |
| 1894 | 55 |
| 1895 | 78 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 22 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1909 | 24 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
717 stories matching common, from 90 towns
Snohomish County51
Pierce County47
Yakima County25
Benton County22
Walla Walla County19
Grays Harbor County15
Whitman County11
Jefferson County8
Skagit County5
Clallam County3
Lewis County3
Clark County2
Stevens County2
Kittitas County2
Pacific County2
San Juan County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Lincoln County1
Mason County1
County not recorded5