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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 19 |
| 1877 | 16 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 20 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 35 |
| 1886 | 27 |
| 1887 | 14 |
| 1888 | 19 |
| 1889 | 63 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 55 |
| 1892 | 117 |
| 1893 | 115 |
| 1894 | 100 |
| 1895 | 94 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 68 |
| 1904 | 55 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 57 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 31 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 2 |
1,134 stories matching control, from 98 towns
Thurston County72
Walla Walla County50
Snohomish County37
Yakima County34
Whatcom County19
Grays Harbor County18
Jefferson County10
Stevens County8
Clark County6
Pacific County5
Kittitas County5
Clallam County4
Island County4
Kitsap County3
Adams County2
Grant County2
Klickitat County2
Chelan County1
Cowlitz County1
Garfield County1
Lincoln County1
San Juan County1
Skagit County1
County not recorded11