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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 18 |
| 1876 | 136 |
| 1877 | 92 |
| 1878 | 68 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 22 |
| 1882 | 20 |
| 1883 | 102 |
| 1884 | 48 |
| 1885 | 99 |
| 1886 | 62 |
| 1887 | 53 |
| 1888 | 82 |
| 1889 | 170 |
| 1890 | 25 |
| 1891 | 140 |
| 1892 | 348 |
| 1893 | 292 |
| 1894 | 302 |
| 1895 | 301 |
| 1897 | 11 |
| 1898 | 31 |
| 1899 | 78 |
| 1900 | 15 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 213 |
| 1904 | 151 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 10 |
| 1908 | 43 |
| 1909 | 224 |
| 1910 | 63 |
| 1911 | 19 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 30 |
| 1915 | 56 |
| 1916 | 86 |
| 1917 | 63 |
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 6 |
| 1923 | 28 |
| 1924 | 20 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 5 |
3,614 stories matching home, from 272 towns
Walla Walla County153
Spokane County94
Yakima County77
Pend Oreille County66
Grays Harbor County53
Jefferson County42
Whitman County42
Clallam County26
Mason County17
Chelan County15
Adams County12
Lincoln County11
Pacific County11
Grant County10
San Juan County10
Clark County9
Island County8
Cowlitz County6
Franklin County5
Douglas County4
Klickitat County4
Asotin County2
Wahkiakum County2
County not recorded78