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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 17 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 65 |
| 1877 | 54 |
| 1878 | 28 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 12 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 48 |
| 1884 | 23 |
| 1885 | 39 |
| 1886 | 22 |
| 1887 | 16 |
| 1888 | 21 |
| 1889 | 84 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 80 |
| 1892 | 115 |
| 1893 | 89 |
| 1894 | 130 |
| 1895 | 158 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 19 |
| 1899 | 15 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 59 |
| 1904 | 49 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 32 |
| 1909 | 77 |
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 39 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,490 stories matching need, from 129 towns
Thurston County128
Pend Oreille County57
Walla Walla County48
Yakima County39
Grays Harbor County38
Whatcom County17
Jefferson County16
Kittitas County9
Stevens County7
Lewis County7
Chelan County6
San Juan County3
Pacific County3
Adams County2
Columbia County2
Clark County2
Douglas County2
Franklin County2
Island County1
Mason County1