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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 6 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 16 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 17 |
| 1892 | 17 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 13 |
| 1895 | 41 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 18 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 18 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 11 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
281 stories matching contempl, from 54 towns
King County125
Pierce County30
Walla Walla County17
Benton County16
Snohomish County10
Yakima County9
Spokane County5
Jefferson County4
Kitsap County3
Chelan County2
Skagit County2
Clallam County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Ferry County1
Franklin County1
Kittitas County1
Pacific County1
San Juan County1
County not recorded8