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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 10 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 43 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 13 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 48 |
| 1884 | 40 |
| 1885 | 32 |
| 1886 | 25 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 24 |
| 1889 | 70 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 74 |
| 1892 | 135 |
| 1893 | 139 |
| 1894 | 125 |
| 1895 | 170 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 29 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 69 |
| 1904 | 43 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 25 |
| 1909 | 70 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,417 stories matching consider, from 136 towns
Thurston County125
Benton County54
Walla Walla County50
Spokane County44
Yakima County35
Jefferson County23
Grays Harbor County20
Stevens County17
Kittitas County16
Whatcom County15
Skagit County12
Lewis County9
Clallam County8
Chelan County7
Clark County5
Mason County4
Pacific County4
San Juan County3
Cowlitz County2
Klickitat County2
Asotin County1
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1