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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 52 |
| 1877 | 34 |
| 1878 | 30 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 36 |
| 1884 | 26 |
| 1885 | 41 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 35 |
| 1888 | 62 |
| 1889 | 101 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 66 |
| 1892 | 116 |
| 1893 | 87 |
| 1894 | 70 |
| 1895 | 113 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 13 |
| 1899 | 30 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 66 |
| 1904 | 20 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 27 |
| 1909 | 61 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 43 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 20 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 11 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,303 stories matching develop, from 147 towns
Snohomish County66
Walla Walla County50
Yakima County40
Thurston County39
Pend Oreille County38
Kittitas County29
Whatcom County28
Spokane County24
Grays Harbor County23
Chelan County12
Skagit County12
Jefferson County11
Kitsap County8
Stevens County8
Whitman County8
Franklin County7
Clallam County6
Mason County6
Clark County5
Pacific County5
San Juan County4
Adams County1
Asotin County1
Columbia County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1