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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 44 |
| 1877 | 34 |
| 1878 | 13 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 32 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 40 |
| 1886 | 22 |
| 1887 | 21 |
| 1888 | 13 |
| 1889 | 51 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 54 |
| 1892 | 114 |
| 1893 | 139 |
| 1894 | 107 |
| 1895 | 113 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 46 |
| 1904 | 54 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 11 |
| 1909 | 47 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,184 stories matching prevent, from 122 towns
Snohomish County61
Benton County53
Walla Walla County36
Yakima County29
Grays Harbor County29
Whatcom County28
Jefferson County20
Chelan County9
Pacific County8
Kitsap County8
Skagit County6
Kittitas County5
Clark County4
Clallam County4
Lewis County4
San Juan County4
Stevens County4
Adams County1
Columbia County1
Franklin County1
Garfield County1
Grant County1
Island County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded15