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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 5 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 57 |
| 1877 | 49 |
| 1878 | 15 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 49 |
| 1884 | 40 |
| 1885 | 75 |
| 1886 | 37 |
| 1887 | 52 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 122 |
| 1890 | 20 |
| 1891 | 116 |
| 1892 | 204 |
| 1893 | 227 |
| 1894 | 213 |
| 1895 | 305 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 22 |
| 1899 | 61 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 103 |
| 1904 | 90 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 29 |
| 1909 | 110 |
| 1910 | 28 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 47 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 7 |
2,302 stories matching question, from 168 towns
Thurston County187
Walla Walla County83
Yakima County56
Grays Harbor County56
Whatcom County38
Jefferson County25
Kittitas County17
Whitman County14
Stevens County13
Clallam County13
Chelan County12
Clark County10
Kitsap County9
Mason County8
Pacific County8
Island County6
Adams County5
Grant County4
Lewis County3
Columbia County2
Ferry County2
Douglas County2
Asotin County1
Cowlitz County1
Franklin County1
Garfield County1
Lincoln County1