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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 50 |
| 1877 | 50 |
| 1878 | 19 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 59 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 49 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 31 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 52 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 43 |
| 1892 | 99 |
| 1893 | 71 |
| 1894 | 93 |
| 1895 | 102 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 18 |
| 1899 | 16 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 37 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 38 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,092 stories matching quit, from 151 towns
Thurston County66
Snohomish County63
Walla Walla County38
Spokane County26
Yakima County24
Grays Harbor County24
Whatcom County19
Jefferson County14
Clallam County12
Kitsap County11
Lewis County8
Island County6
Chelan County5
Mason County4
Stevens County4
Kittitas County4
San Juan County4
Clark County3
Columbia County3
Klickitat County3
Pacific County3
Asotin County2
Ferry County2
Grant County1
Lincoln County1
Wahkiakum County1