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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 22 |
| 1877 | 14 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 32 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 19 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 34 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 28 |
| 1892 | 58 |
| 1893 | 55 |
| 1894 | 51 |
| 1895 | 101 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1904 | 15 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 22 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 |
626 stories matching forward, from 86 towns
Thurston County35
Snohomish County32
Benton County25
Spokane County23
Yakima County23
Walla Walla County16
Grays Harbor County13
Whatcom County11
Kitsap County8
Clallam County7
Skagit County7
Lewis County6
San Juan County5
Jefferson County3
Clark County3
Columbia County2
Franklin County2
Mason County2
Chelan County2
Grant County2
Adams County1
Island County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded7