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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 30 |
| 1877 | 28 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 24 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1885 | 19 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1889 | 29 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 25 |
| 1892 | 31 |
| 1893 | 38 |
| 1894 | 52 |
| 1895 | 61 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
514 stories matching invit, from 80 towns
Pierce County45
Snohomish County32
Thurston County22
Benton County20
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Spokane County12
Pend Oreille County9
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Kitsap County7
Clallam County7
Kittitas County6
Jefferson County4
Stevens County3
Chelan County2
Adams County1
Clark County1
Cowlitz County1
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Franklin County1
Garfield County1
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County not recorded8