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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 40 |
| 1877 | 22 |
| 1878 | 13 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 27 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 18 |
| 1886 | 9 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 46 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 50 |
| 1892 | 67 |
| 1893 | 51 |
| 1894 | 49 |
| 1895 | 71 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 20 |
| 1904 | 22 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 48 |
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
726 stories matching progress, from 112 towns
Snohomish County50
Thurston County47
Benton County28
Yakima County22
Grays Harbor County17
Walla Walla County15
Whatcom County14
Kittitas County11
Whitman County9
Skagit County7
Okanogan County7
Clallam County6
Jefferson County5
Island County5
Douglas County4
Klickitat County3
Lewis County3
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Clark County1
Cowlitz County1
Grant County1
Lincoln County1
Pacific County1
San Juan County1