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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 17 |
| 1876 | 56 |
| 1877 | 46 |
| 1878 | 23 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 16 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 41 |
| 1884 | 30 |
| 1885 | 38 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 23 |
| 1888 | 16 |
| 1889 | 76 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 80 |
| 1892 | 112 |
| 1893 | 117 |
| 1894 | 122 |
| 1895 | 162 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 25 |
| 1899 | 31 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 80 |
| 1904 | 43 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 27 |
| 1909 | 92 |
| 1910 | 30 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 21 |
| 1916 | 41 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,534 stories matching practic, from 152 towns
Thurston County112
Snohomish County78
Walla Walla County55
Yakima County49
Spokane County34
Grays Harbor County28
Jefferson County16
Kittitas County14
Stevens County12
Kitsap County9
Lewis County7
Island County7
Clallam County6
Chelan County5
Skagit County5
Douglas County4
Mason County4
Clark County4
Franklin County4
Lincoln County3
Adams County2
Columbia County2
Grant County2
San Juan County2
Asotin County1
Cowlitz County1
Garfield County1
Klickitat County1