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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 10 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 9 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 15 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 19 |
| 1893 | 13 |
| 1894 | 11 |
| 1895 | 20 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 3 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 3 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
213 stories matching distant, from 63 towns
Snohomish County16
Thurston County13
Yakima County13
Spokane County7
Benton County6
Skagit County6
Pend Oreille County5
Kitsap County5
Whatcom County4
Whitman County4
Jefferson County3
Walla Walla County3
Chelan County2
Kittitas County2
Okanogan County2
Klickitat County1
Pacific County1
San Juan County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded4