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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 50 |
| 1877 | 62 |
| 1878 | 31 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 38 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 52 |
| 1886 | 17 |
| 1887 | 23 |
| 1888 | 29 |
| 1889 | 59 |
| 1890 | 20 |
| 1891 | 80 |
| 1892 | 135 |
| 1893 | 136 |
| 1894 | 130 |
| 1895 | 173 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 25 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 62 |
| 1904 | 70 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 29 |
| 1909 | 92 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 30 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1929 | 3 |
1,518 stories matching light, from 157 towns
Walla Walla County49
Yakima County44
Grays Harbor County32
Whatcom County26
Jefferson County21
Whitman County16
Clallam County13
Lewis County13
Skagit County11
Kittitas County10
Chelan County8
Stevens County8
Grant County5
Pacific County5
San Juan County3
Asotin County2
Lincoln County2
Mason County2
Adams County2
Douglas County2
Island County2
Klickitat County2
Clark County1
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Wahkiakum County1