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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 25 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 19 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 14 |
| 1888 | 13 |
| 1889 | 39 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 29 |
| 1892 | 130 |
| 1893 | 125 |
| 1894 | 78 |
| 1895 | 26 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 59 |
| 1904 | 41 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 37 |
| 1910 | 21 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 11 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
859 stories matching despit, from 97 towns
Snohomish County57
Benton County42
Walla Walla County39
Grays Harbor County28
Yakima County25
Spokane County21
Whatcom County16
Whitman County11
Kitsap County9
Pend Oreille County8
Clallam County6
Mason County5
Jefferson County5
Kittitas County5
Lewis County5
Skagit County5
Stevens County4
Franklin County3
Okanogan County3
San Juan County3
Columbia County2
Adams County1
Garfield County1