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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 20 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 9 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 48 |
| 1893 | 30 |
| 1894 | 30 |
| 1895 | 21 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1916 | 1 |
296 stories matching knife, from 66 towns
Pierce County35
Yakima County13
Walla Walla County13
Snohomish County10
Thurston County7
Jefferson County5
Grays Harbor County4
Douglas County4
Benton County3
Whatcom County3
Chelan County2
Cowlitz County2
Kitsap County2
San Juan County2
Lewis County2
Adams County1
Columbia County1
Garfield County1
Island County1
Pacific County1
Pend Oreille County1
Skagit County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded6