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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 39 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 31 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 41 |
| 1884 | 31 |
| 1885 | 53 |
| 1886 | 43 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 30 |
| 1889 | 94 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 73 |
| 1892 | 179 |
| 1893 | 191 |
| 1894 | 171 |
| 1895 | 163 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 24 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 81 |
| 1904 | 63 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1909 | 77 |
| 1910 | 38 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 22 |
| 1916 | 33 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 4 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 3 |
1,741 stories matching fail, from 179 towns
Thurston County105
Walla Walla County65
Spokane County39
Yakima County35
Grays Harbor County32
Whatcom County26
Jefferson County22
Kittitas County17
Clallam County10
Stevens County7
Chelan County7
Mason County6
Lincoln County5
Douglas County4
Lewis County4
Adams County3
Clark County3
Cowlitz County2
Columbia County2
Grant County2
Pacific County2
San Juan County2
Asotin County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1