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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 64 |
| 1877 | 47 |
| 1878 | 33 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 24 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 57 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 48 |
| 1886 | 19 |
| 1887 | 28 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 68 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 52 |
| 1892 | 126 |
| 1893 | 101 |
| 1894 | 153 |
| 1895 | 161 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 24 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 69 |
| 1904 | 33 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1909 | 46 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,409 stories matching hard, from 158 towns
Snohomish County79
Thurston County60
Walla Walla County60
Grays Harbor County36
Jefferson County16
Clallam County16
Stevens County9
Chelan County8
Okanogan County8
Lewis County6
Pacific County6
Kittitas County5
San Juan County5
Clark County4
Columbia County3
Franklin County2
Garfield County2
Island County2
Mason County2
Adams County1
Cowlitz County1
Ferry County1
Lincoln County1