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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 85 |
| 1877 | 72 |
| 1878 | 25 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 12 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 54 |
| 1884 | 24 |
| 1885 | 59 |
| 1886 | 35 |
| 1887 | 52 |
| 1888 | 32 |
| 1889 | 93 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 81 |
| 1892 | 127 |
| 1893 | 146 |
| 1894 | 177 |
| 1895 | 62 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 58 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 50 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1914 | 23 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1916 | 33 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 2 |
1,511 stories matching done, from 149 towns
Thurston County85
Walla Walla County54
Yakima County42
Grays Harbor County34
Jefferson County18
Skagit County14
Whitman County14
Kitsap County12
Kittitas County12
Chelan County10
Clallam County8
Mason County7
Pacific County6
Adams County4
Columbia County4
Clark County4
Cowlitz County4
Okanogan County4
Grant County3
Island County3
San Juan County3
Lincoln County2
Douglas County1
County not recorded13