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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1876 | 12 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 15 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1885 | 16 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 23 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 17 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 11 |
| 1892 | 56 |
| 1893 | 77 |
| 1894 | 43 |
| 1895 | 16 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1903 | 12 |
| 1904 | 24 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1909 | 18 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
447 stories matching confront, from 84 towns
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Benton County11
Walla Walla County10
Grays Harbor County10
Whatcom County9
Skagit County8
Kittitas County7
Kitsap County6
Jefferson County4
Columbia County3
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San Juan County3
Chelan County3
Stevens County2
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Clark County2
Klickitat County2
Lewis County2
Adams County1
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Pacific County1
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County not recorded4