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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 56 |
| 1877 | 52 |
| 1878 | 26 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 53 |
| 1884 | 23 |
| 1885 | 37 |
| 1886 | 20 |
| 1887 | 31 |
| 1888 | 23 |
| 1889 | 65 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1891 | 58 |
| 1892 | 121 |
| 1893 | 88 |
| 1894 | 153 |
| 1895 | 163 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 22 |
| 1899 | 31 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 46 |
| 1904 | 49 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 60 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
1,369 stories matching enough, from 153 towns
Snohomish County66
Benton County60
Spokane County50
Walla Walla County43
Grays Harbor County36
Yakima County32
Whatcom County19
Clallam County15
Jefferson County14
Pacific County8
Kittitas County7
Mason County7
Stevens County7
Lewis County7
Chelan County5
Adams County4
Grant County4
San Juan County4
Columbia County3
Clark County3
Lincoln County2
Island County2
Asotin County1
Douglas County1
Ferry County1
Klickitat County1
Wahkiakum County1