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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 39 |
| 1877 | 34 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 36 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 25 |
| 1886 | 22 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 18 |
| 1889 | 60 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 49 |
| 1892 | 89 |
| 1893 | 88 |
| 1894 | 96 |
| 1895 | 141 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1899 | 20 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 48 |
| 1904 | 26 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 47 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 6 |
1,091 stories matching differ, from 113 towns
Benton County71
Snohomish County47
Spokane County33
Walla Walla County31
Yakima County26
Jefferson County15
Grays Harbor County13
Kittitas County11
Whatcom County10
Whitman County9
Pacific County4
Mason County3
Chelan County3
Clallam County3
Kitsap County3
Okanogan County3
San Juan County3
Garfield County2
Clark County2
Island County2
Adams County1
Cowlitz County1
Franklin County1