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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 6 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1891 | 18 |
| 1892 | 26 |
| 1893 | 20 |
| 1894 | 32 |
| 1895 | 37 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 16 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
253 stories matching contend, from 42 towns
King County113
Thurston County33
Snohomish County14
Walla Walla County10
Spokane County7
Grays Harbor County5
Whatcom County5
Pend Oreille County4
Yakima County3
Skagit County3
Adams County2
Jefferson County2
Kitsap County2
Lewis County2
Chelan County1
Clark County1
Franklin County1
Lincoln County1
San Juan County1