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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 5 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 8 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 12 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 17 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 23 |
| 1895 | 17 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 4 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
171 stories matching overcom, from 44 towns
King County97
Thurston County7
Benton County7
Snohomish County6
Pend Oreille County5
Grays Harbor County5
Whatcom County4
Yakima County3
Grant County3
San Juan County2
Spokane County2
Walla Walla County2
Adams County1
Clallam County1
Douglas County1
Franklin County1
Garfield County1
Okanogan County1
Pacific County1
Whitman County1
County not recorded4