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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 8 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 16 |
| 1862 | 13 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 30 |
| 1876 | 135 |
| 1877 | 101 |
| 1878 | 78 |
| 1879 | 8 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 134 |
| 1884 | 91 |
| 1885 | 116 |
| 1886 | 52 |
| 1887 | 59 |
| 1888 | 64 |
| 1889 | 198 |
| 1890 | 31 |
| 1891 | 193 |
| 1892 | 324 |
| 1893 | 280 |
| 1894 | 345 |
| 1895 | 478 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 9 |
| 1898 | 37 |
| 1899 | 96 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 146 |
| 1904 | 136 |
| 1905 | 18 |
| 1907 | 16 |
| 1908 | 91 |
| 1909 | 223 |
| 1910 | 48 |
| 1911 | 22 |
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1914 | 31 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 70 |
| 1917 | 28 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 16 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 7 |
| 1929 | 3 |
3,872 stories matching present, from 236 towns
Thurston County294
Pend Oreille County155
Walla Walla County131
Spokane County110
Grays Harbor County101
Whatcom County52
Jefferson County46
Stevens County25
Clallam County21
Chelan County14
Okanogan County14
Clark County12
Pacific County11
Adams County9
San Juan County8
Mason County5
Island County5
Lincoln County5
Columbia County4
Douglas County4
Wahkiakum County2
Grant County2
Klickitat County1
County not recorded81
- Seattle16
- Newport10
- Cusick6
- Olympia6
- Tacoma6
- Metaline4
- Mica3
- Port Townsend3
- Blueslide2
- Puyallup2
- Spokane2
- Winthrop2
- Black Diamond1
- Camden1
- Christopher1
- Columbia County1
- Colville1
- Glacier1
- Kittitas County1
- Lake Cushman1
- Laurel1
- Mazama1
- Metaline Falls1
- Moses Lake1
- Mount Rainier1
- North Bend1
- Olney1
- Orting1
- Port Angeles1
- Sequim1
- Tumwater1