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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 62 |
| 1877 | 62 |
| 1878 | 31 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 58 |
| 1884 | 31 |
| 1885 | 36 |
| 1886 | 31 |
| 1887 | 32 |
| 1888 | 37 |
| 1889 | 85 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 65 |
| 1892 | 132 |
| 1893 | 130 |
| 1894 | 162 |
| 1895 | 227 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 9 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 70 |
| 1904 | 44 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 61 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 33 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 6 |
| 1929 | 5 |
1,642 stories matching reason, from 139 towns
Thurston County130
Walla Walla County58
Yakima County45
Grays Harbor County30
Jefferson County18
Kittitas County14
Stevens County9
Chelan County9
Adams County6
Mason County5
Lewis County4
Clallam County4
Columbia County3
Grant County3
Lincoln County2
Pacific County2
Clark County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Franklin County1
San Juan County1
Wahkiakum County1