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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1878 | 14 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 11 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 17 |
| 1892 | 32 |
| 1893 | 33 |
| 1894 | 32 |
| 1895 | 49 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 21 |
| 1904 | 12 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 |
361 stories matching fee, from 50 towns
Pierce County41
Benton County27
Thurston County23
Walla Walla County16
Snohomish County16
Grays Harbor County15
Yakima County9
Pend Oreille County6
Whitman County5
Jefferson County4
Clark County2
Grant County2
Skagit County2
Spokane County2
Adams County1
Clallam County1
Island County1
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Klickitat County1
Lewis County1
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Mason County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded1