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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 64 |
| 1877 | 52 |
| 1878 | 33 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 60 |
| 1884 | 47 |
| 1885 | 75 |
| 1886 | 40 |
| 1887 | 51 |
| 1888 | 38 |
| 1889 | 99 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 68 |
| 1892 | 222 |
| 1893 | 187 |
| 1894 | 190 |
| 1895 | 207 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 57 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 88 |
| 1904 | 67 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 25 |
| 1909 | 124 |
| 1910 | 26 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 25 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
2,066 stories matching final, from 201 towns
Thurston County104
Benton County83
Walla Walla County77
Yakima County47
Pend Oreille County40
Clallam County15
Kitsap County14
Chelan County12
Stevens County11
Clark County7
Mason County7
Cowlitz County7
Grant County7
Pacific County6
Columbia County4
San Juan County4
Adams County4
Lewis County4
Island County3
Wahkiakum County2
Skamania County2
Franklin County1
Klickitat County1