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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 32 |
| 1877 | 26 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 26 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 43 |
| 1886 | 10 |
| 1887 | 17 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 36 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 58 |
| 1892 | 89 |
| 1893 | 89 |
| 1894 | 122 |
| 1895 | 152 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 40 |
| 1904 | 26 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 45 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 4 |
1,037 stories matching read, from 88 towns
Thurston County97
Pierce County87
Snohomish County41
Walla Walla County33
Benton County33
Pend Oreille County29
Yakima County27
Grays Harbor County19
Whatcom County16
Jefferson County14
Stevens County7
Kitsap County6
Clark County4
Lewis County4
Lincoln County4
Skagit County4
Franklin County3
San Juan County3
Clallam County2
Kittitas County2
Mason County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Okanogan County1