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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 9 |
| 1877 | 15 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 7 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 12 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 13 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1894 | 20 |
| 1895 | 29 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 11 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 8 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
205 stories matching nice, from 45 towns
King County99
Snohomish County19
Benton County17
Pend Oreille County9
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Yakima County7
Pierce County6
Spokane County4
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Whitman County4
Kitsap County3
Kittitas County2
Skagit County2
Whatcom County2
Columbia County1
Franklin County1
Garfield County1
Jefferson County1
Mason County1
Okanogan County1
Pacific County1
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County not recorded1