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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 12 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 34 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 13 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 15 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 14 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 22 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 56 |
| 1893 | 51 |
| 1894 | 45 |
| 1895 | 56 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 1 |
520 stories matching frequent, from 79 towns
Thurston County37
Snohomish County23
Spokane County20
Walla Walla County17
Benton County14
Yakima County13
Jefferson County12
Whatcom County7
Whitman County7
Kitsap County6
Chelan County4
Skagit County4
San Juan County3
Clallam County3
Stevens County3
Island County2
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Kittitas County1
Pacific County1