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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 47 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 31 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1885 | 21 |
| 1886 | 13 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 54 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 46 |
| 1892 | 68 |
| 1893 | 69 |
| 1894 | 91 |
| 1895 | 140 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 19 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 35 |
| 1904 | 24 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 44 |
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 28 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
961 stories matching either, from 124 towns
Thurston County65
Benton County54
Snohomish County32
Walla Walla County27
Yakima County16
Grays Harbor County13
Kitsap County13
Whitman County11
Jefferson County10
Kittitas County9
Whatcom County9
Chelan County7
Lewis County5
Clallam County5
Island County4
Clark County3
Pacific County2
San Juan County2
Adams County1
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Grant County1
Klickitat County1
Lincoln County1