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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 8 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 8 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 14 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 16 |
| 1892 | 30 |
| 1893 | 17 |
| 1894 | 22 |
| 1895 | 41 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 9 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 |
250 stories matching distinct, from 43 towns
King County114
Pierce County32
Thurston County21
Benton County13
Snohomish County11
Walla Walla County8
Yakima County8
Pend Oreille County4
Whatcom County4
Chelan County4
Jefferson County4
Spokane County2
Kitsap County2
Kittitas County2
Clallam County1
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Franklin County1
San Juan County1
Skagit County1
Stevens County1
Whitman County1
County not recorded3