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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 20 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 16 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1889 | 25 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 27 |
| 1892 | 68 |
| 1893 | 64 |
| 1894 | 58 |
| 1895 | 75 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 18 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 27 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1909 | 34 |
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
622 stories matching drop, from 79 towns
Benton County28
Walla Walla County27
Thurston County26
Snohomish County22
Yakima County21
Spokane County15
Grays Harbor County12
Pend Oreille County9
Whatcom County7
Kitsap County6
Jefferson County4
Kittitas County4
Clallam County3
Island County3
Skagit County3
Lincoln County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Franklin County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1
Lewis County1
Okanogan County1
San Juan County1
Stevens County1