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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 31 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 25 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 36 |
| 1886 | 22 |
| 1887 | 29 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 50 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 63 |
| 1893 | 71 |
| 1894 | 51 |
| 1895 | 69 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1903 | 24 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
675 stories matching dark, from 101 towns
Pierce County75
Snohomish County29
Thurston County26
Walla Walla County20
Benton County20
Whatcom County18
Spokane County15
Pend Oreille County13
Kitsap County11
Skagit County11
Jefferson County10
Yakima County8
Grays Harbor County8
Kittitas County6
Pacific County4
Clallam County3
Island County3
Lewis County3
Franklin County2
San Juan County2
Chelan County1
Clark County1
Grant County1
Lincoln County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded8