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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 69 |
| 1877 | 59 |
| 1878 | 51 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 19 |
| 1883 | 55 |
| 1884 | 27 |
| 1885 | 72 |
| 1886 | 38 |
| 1887 | 41 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 127 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 78 |
| 1892 | 229 |
| 1893 | 167 |
| 1894 | 208 |
| 1895 | 50 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 43 |
| 1900 | 12 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 70 |
| 1904 | 89 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 78 |
| 1910 | 21 |
| 1911 | 28 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 37 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 7 |
1,878 stories matching hour, from 174 towns
Snohomish County129
Thurston County104
Benton County80
Walla Walla County54
Spokane County37
Jefferson County35
Kittitas County17
Yakima County14
Clallam County14
Lewis County13
Clark County8
Chelan County8
Island County8
Okanogan County7
Stevens County6
Columbia County5
Grant County5
Franklin County4
Mason County4
Lincoln County4
Pacific County2
Wahkiakum County2
Adams County1
Asotin County1
Cowlitz County1
Klickitat County1
San Juan County1
Skamania County1