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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 63 |
| 1877 | 39 |
| 1878 | 26 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 13 |
| 1883 | 73 |
| 1884 | 27 |
| 1885 | 41 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 26 |
| 1888 | 53 |
| 1889 | 129 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 71 |
| 1892 | 92 |
| 1893 | 73 |
| 1894 | 59 |
| 1895 | 84 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 20 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 45 |
| 1904 | 20 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 33 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 16 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 17 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 18 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 12 |
| 1929 | 3 |
1,231 stories matching rapid, from 152 towns
Snohomish County62
Yakima County41
Walla Walla County33
Spokane County32
Grays Harbor County28
Whatcom County12
Franklin County9
Mason County8
Jefferson County7
Lewis County7
Okanogan County6
Island County6
Chelan County4
Pacific County4
Stevens County4
San Juan County4
Lincoln County3
Douglas County3
Clallam County3
Columbia County2
Klickitat County2
Asotin County2
Wahkiakum County2
Clark County1
Garfield County1