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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 51 |
| 1877 | 41 |
| 1878 | 21 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 33 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 27 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 18 |
| 1889 | 71 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 54 |
| 1892 | 108 |
| 1893 | 93 |
| 1894 | 137 |
| 1895 | 198 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 59 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 28 |
| 1909 | 57 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 17 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 6 |
1,291 stories matching except, from 149 towns
Thurston County101
Snohomish County61
Walla Walla County45
Yakima County37
Grays Harbor County31
Jefferson County23
Stevens County10
Kittitas County9
Clallam County6
Clark County5
Pacific County5
Chelan County4
San Juan County4
Island County4
Grant County3
Lewis County3
Franklin County2
Douglas County2
Adams County1
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1