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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 60 |
| 1877 | 67 |
| 1878 | 37 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 13 |
| 1883 | 51 |
| 1884 | 27 |
| 1885 | 57 |
| 1886 | 18 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 42 |
| 1889 | 93 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 59 |
| 1892 | 110 |
| 1893 | 101 |
| 1894 | 158 |
| 1895 | 187 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 34 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 49 |
| 1904 | 35 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 63 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,471 stories matching full, from 157 towns
Snohomish County81
Walla Walla County37
Grays Harbor County32
Whatcom County24
Jefferson County21
Skagit County15
Lewis County10
Clallam County8
Kittitas County8
Pacific County8
Chelan County7
Douglas County5
Clark County5
Mason County5
Stevens County4
San Juan County3
Columbia County2
Cowlitz County2
Island County2
Adams County1
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Lincoln County1