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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 14 |
| 1877 | 6 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 10 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 16 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 29 |
| 1893 | 12 |
| 1894 | 11 |
| 1895 | 26 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 11 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 8 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
220 stories matching partial, from 52 towns
King County107
Pierce County26
Thurston County14
Snohomish County10
Spokane County9
Benton County7
Pend Oreille County5
Kitsap County5
Walla Walla County4
Yakima County4
Skagit County4
Grays Harbor County3
Jefferson County3
Whatcom County3
Clark County2
Clallam County2
Chelan County1
Cowlitz County1
Island County1
Lincoln County1
Mason County1
County not recorded1