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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 26 |
| 1877 | 19 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 15 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 18 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 20 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 27 |
| 1892 | 29 |
| 1893 | 25 |
| 1894 | 43 |
| 1895 | 20 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 32 |
| 1904 | 16 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 19 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
401 stories matching plain, from 71 towns
Walla Walla County27
Thurston County24
Snohomish County18
Yakima County17
Benton County10
Whatcom County9
Whitman County7
Jefferson County6
Lewis County5
Spokane County4
Skagit County3
Franklin County2
Kitsap County2
Kittitas County2
Chelan County1
Cowlitz County1
Island County1
Klickitat County1
Stevens County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded3