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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 41 |
| 1877 | 29 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 30 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 27 |
| 1886 | 14 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 15 |
| 1889 | 35 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 35 |
| 1892 | 80 |
| 1893 | 74 |
| 1894 | 84 |
| 1895 | 118 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 24 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 44 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 17 |
| 1909 | 46 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 14 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1929 | 1 |
942 stories matching instead, from 111 towns
Pierce County97
Benton County68
Walla Walla County43
Yakima County27
Snohomish County25
Pend Oreille County19
Grays Harbor County17
Whatcom County12
Kittitas County9
Kitsap County8
Skagit County8
Jefferson County6
Clallam County5
Lewis County5
Mason County3
Stevens County3
Lincoln County3
Adams County2
Clark County2
Chelan County1
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Island County1
Klickitat County1
Pacific County1