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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 10 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 33 |
| 1877 | 26 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 38 |
| 1884 | 29 |
| 1885 | 29 |
| 1886 | 19 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 15 |
| 1889 | 68 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 50 |
| 1892 | 89 |
| 1893 | 81 |
| 1894 | 86 |
| 1895 | 112 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 36 |
| 1904 | 30 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 41 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 29 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,019 stories matching exist, from 112 towns
Snohomish County59
Spokane County51
Benton County49
Walla Walla County28
Yakima County26
Grays Harbor County20
Whatcom County15
Jefferson County14
Pend Oreille County14
Whitman County13
Stevens County10
Chelan County10
Kittitas County10
Kitsap County10
Clallam County6
Okanogan County4
San Juan County4
Grant County3
Skagit County3
Pacific County3
Cowlitz County2
Clark County2
Lincoln County2
Franklin County1