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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 6 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 13 |
| 1876 | 97 |
| 1877 | 60 |
| 1878 | 47 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 83 |
| 1884 | 43 |
| 1885 | 76 |
| 1886 | 50 |
| 1887 | 47 |
| 1888 | 38 |
| 1889 | 118 |
| 1890 | 26 |
| 1891 | 92 |
| 1892 | 255 |
| 1893 | 214 |
| 1894 | 209 |
| 1895 | 233 |
| 1897 | 9 |
| 1898 | 26 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 102 |
| 1904 | 77 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 22 |
| 1909 | 121 |
| 1910 | 31 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 19 |
| 1916 | 30 |
| 1917 | 28 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
2,353 stories matching head, from 263 towns
King County1,072
Walla Walla County76
Yakima County69
Grays Harbor County56
Jefferson County41
Lewis County18
Clallam County16
Mason County15
Island County14
Pacific County14
Adams County10
Chelan County9
Grant County6
Clark County5
Garfield County4
Cowlitz County4
Douglas County4
Klickitat County3
Asotin County2
Skamania County1
Wahkiakum County1