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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 17 |
| 1876 | 52 |
| 1877 | 49 |
| 1878 | 33 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 17 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 52 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 52 |
| 1886 | 19 |
| 1887 | 22 |
| 1888 | 42 |
| 1889 | 81 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 49 |
| 1892 | 113 |
| 1893 | 87 |
| 1894 | 126 |
| 1895 | 157 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 20 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 62 |
| 1904 | 45 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1909 | 48 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 13 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,364 stories matching less, from 137 towns
Thurston County80
Snohomish County56
Walla Walla County52
Yakima County35
Jefferson County24
Grays Harbor County24
Whatcom County18
Whitman County17
Kitsap County14
Kittitas County12
Stevens County11
Clallam County7
Lewis County7
Chelan County6
Clark County4
Garfield County4
Grant County4
Pacific County4
Adams County3
Island County2
Columbia County1
Lincoln County1
San Juan County1