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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 11 |
| 1877 | 6 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 17 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 39 |
| 1886 | 25 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 19 |
| 1889 | 40 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 18 |
| 1892 | 56 |
| 1893 | 46 |
| 1894 | 94 |
| 1895 | 68 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 16 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 70 |
| 1910 | 35 |
| 1911 | 22 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 4 |
745 stories matching movement, from 80 towns
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Spokane County23
Benton County22
Yakima County20
Pend Oreille County17
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Kittitas County11
Whatcom County10
Grays Harbor County7
Whitman County5
Adams County3
Chelan County3
Island County3
Clallam County2
Jefferson County2
Clark County1
Franklin County1
Kitsap County1
Lewis County1
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Pacific County1
San Juan County1
Skagit County1