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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 11 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 17 |
| 1862 | 11 |
| 1863 | 7 |
| 1864 | 5 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 27 |
| 1876 | 132 |
| 1877 | 131 |
| 1878 | 66 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 31 |
| 1883 | 116 |
| 1884 | 62 |
| 1885 | 78 |
| 1886 | 37 |
| 1887 | 60 |
| 1888 | 64 |
| 1889 | 183 |
| 1890 | 24 |
| 1891 | 134 |
| 1892 | 284 |
| 1893 | 219 |
| 1894 | 289 |
| 1895 | 486 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 13 |
| 1898 | 22 |
| 1899 | 92 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 164 |
| 1904 | 109 |
| 1905 | 16 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1908 | 66 |
| 1909 | 185 |
| 1910 | 50 |
| 1911 | 20 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1915 | 38 |
| 1916 | 75 |
| 1917 | 43 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 6 |
3,509 stories matching may, from 241 towns
Thurston County245
Walla Walla County139
Yakima County90
Grays Harbor County65
Jefferson County63
Stevens County37
Clallam County33
Lewis County16
Chelan County13
Pacific County12
Clark County9
Franklin County9
San Juan County8
Grant County7
Lincoln County7
Cowlitz County6
Adams County5
Douglas County3
Wahkiakum County3
Columbia County2
Asotin County1
Ferry County1
Klickitat County1
Skamania County1
County not recorded68
- Seattle11
- Newport6
- Mica5
- Tacoma4
- Cusick3
- Metaline3
- Metaline Falls3
- Port Townsend3
- Olympia2
- Orting2
- Brookfield1
- Burton1
- Calispell1
- Colville1
- Dalkena1
- Entiat1
- Hoh River1
- Irby1
- Lenora1
- Lester1
- Methow1
- Moses Lake1
- Mount Rainier1
- North Bend1
- Olney1
- Port Angeles1
- Pullman1
- Puyallup1
- Roy1
- Sequim1
- Skykomish1
- Spokane1
- Stehekin1
- Vaughn1
- Westport1
- Winthrop1