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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 11 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 16 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 9 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1889 | 23 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 23 |
| 1892 | 53 |
| 1893 | 45 |
| 1894 | 42 |
| 1895 | 35 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 10 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
439 stories matching exhibit, from 61 towns
King County196
Pierce County40
Thurston County33
Yakima County23
Benton County22
Snohomish County21
Walla Walla County11
Jefferson County10
Pend Oreille County7
Stevens County7
Whatcom County6
Whitman County5
Mason County4
Lewis County3
Chelan County2
Clallam County2
Franklin County2
Kitsap County2
Skagit County2
Clark County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded5