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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 10 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 14 |
| 1876 | 71 |
| 1877 | 68 |
| 1878 | 49 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 107 |
| 1884 | 47 |
| 1885 | 56 |
| 1886 | 57 |
| 1887 | 43 |
| 1888 | 36 |
| 1889 | 151 |
| 1890 | 23 |
| 1891 | 118 |
| 1892 | 225 |
| 1893 | 208 |
| 1894 | 228 |
| 1895 | 299 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 28 |
| 1899 | 49 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 81 |
| 1904 | 78 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1908 | 58 |
| 1909 | 133 |
| 1910 | 35 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 35 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 6 |
2,487 stories matching point, from 256 towns
Thurston County116
Pend Oreille County108
Spokane County75
Walla Walla County61
Chelan County21
Pacific County13
Lewis County12
Cowlitz County8
Lincoln County8
Franklin County7
Douglas County4
Klickitat County2
Adams County2
Clark County2
Asotin County1
Garfield County1
Skamania County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded53