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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 15 |
| 1877 | 37 |
| 1878 | 25 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 19 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 34 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 35 |
| 1889 | 39 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 58 |
| 1892 | 135 |
| 1893 | 152 |
| 1894 | 163 |
| 1895 | 234 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 18 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 91 |
| 1904 | 46 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 67 |
| 1910 | 17 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 5 |
1,385 stories matching file, from 143 towns
Snohomish County68
Thurston County66
Walla Walla County63
Yakima County39
Grays Harbor County29
Whatcom County22
Jefferson County16
Stevens County16
Clallam County12
Whitman County11
Lewis County10
Kittitas County8
Pacific County7
Clark County5
Adams County4
Mason County4
Douglas County4
Chelan County3
Grant County3
Klickitat County3
Lincoln County3
Island County3
Asotin County1
Cowlitz County1
Ferry County1
San Juan County1
Wahkiakum County1