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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 12 |
| 1862 | 12 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 69 |
| 1877 | 60 |
| 1878 | 29 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 16 |
| 1883 | 89 |
| 1884 | 45 |
| 1885 | 52 |
| 1886 | 47 |
| 1887 | 48 |
| 1888 | 44 |
| 1889 | 115 |
| 1890 | 28 |
| 1891 | 87 |
| 1892 | 220 |
| 1893 | 187 |
| 1894 | 157 |
| 1895 | 181 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 19 |
| 1899 | 53 |
| 1900 | 15 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 129 |
| 1904 | 96 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 41 |
| 1909 | 136 |
| 1910 | 42 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 48 |
| 1917 | 22 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 26 |
| 1924 | 30 |
| 1925 | 11 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
2,318 stories matching recent, from 238 towns
Thurston County116
Walla Walla County96
Jefferson County43
Clallam County24
Stevens County21
Kittitas County18
Clark County12
Chelan County11
Pacific County9
Mason County8
Adams County7
Island County6
Lincoln County5
San Juan County4
Douglas County4
Klickitat County3
Skamania County2