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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 6 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 17 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 101 |
| 1877 | 75 |
| 1878 | 58 |
| 1879 | 11 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 13 |
| 1883 | 92 |
| 1884 | 33 |
| 1885 | 83 |
| 1886 | 38 |
| 1887 | 47 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 143 |
| 1890 | 25 |
| 1891 | 119 |
| 1892 | 262 |
| 1893 | 230 |
| 1894 | 168 |
| 1895 | 200 |
| 1897 | 11 |
| 1898 | 33 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 15 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 121 |
| 1904 | 84 |
| 1905 | 18 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 40 |
| 1909 | 142 |
| 1910 | 40 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 26 |
| 1915 | 34 |
| 1916 | 69 |
| 1917 | 50 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 34 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 9 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 5 |
2,649 stories matching high, from 257 towns
Thurston County131
Walla Walla County104
Spokane County60
Jefferson County34
Chelan County16
Clallam County16
Mason County12
Stevens County11
Clark County9
Franklin County8
Lewis County8
Island County7
Adams County6
Cowlitz County6
Grant County5
San Juan County4
Asotin County3
Columbia County3
Douglas County3
Lincoln County3
Garfield County1
Wahkiakum County1