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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 27 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 20 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 30 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 29 |
| 1892 | 59 |
| 1893 | 51 |
| 1894 | 57 |
| 1895 | 56 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 22 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
558 stories matching mere, from 69 towns
Pierce County52
Thurston County35
Snohomish County26
Spokane County25
Benton County24
Walla Walla County18
Yakima County12
Grays Harbor County9
Jefferson County8
Whatcom County6
Pend Oreille County4
Clark County4
Kitsap County3
Kittitas County3
Skagit County3
Mason County2
San Juan County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Clallam County1
Columbia County1
Franklin County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded8