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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 18 |
| 1884 | 12 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 19 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 15 |
| 1892 | 47 |
| 1893 | 35 |
| 1894 | 40 |
| 1895 | 39 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 19 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 21 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
434 stories matching compet, from 57 towns
King County194
Pierce County40
Snohomish County30
Thurston County29
Walla Walla County26
Benton County24
Spokane County16
Grays Harbor County11
Jefferson County10
Yakima County9
Pend Oreille County6
Whatcom County6
Kittitas County4
Whitman County4
Grant County3
Kitsap County3
Skagit County3
Stevens County2
Chelan County1
Clallam County1
Clark County1
Columbia County1
Franklin County1
Lewis County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded5