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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 32 |
| 1877 | 18 |
| 1878 | 15 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 26 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 25 |
| 1886 | 13 |
| 1887 | 17 |
| 1888 | 24 |
| 1889 | 58 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 51 |
| 1892 | 101 |
| 1893 | 84 |
| 1894 | 104 |
| 1895 | 163 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 22 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 65 |
| 1904 | 35 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 17 |
| 1909 | 66 |
| 1910 | 26 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 42 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,185 stories matching record, from 122 towns
Thurston County77
Snohomish County57
Walla Walla County50
Yakima County30
Spokane County27
Grays Harbor County23
Whatcom County22
Jefferson County20
Whitman County13
Kittitas County10
Skagit County8
Stevens County6
Clallam County5
Kitsap County5
Lewis County5
Pacific County5
Chelan County5
Lincoln County4
Franklin County4
Clark County3
Grant County3
Columbia County2
Mason County2
Klickitat County2
Okanogan County2
Adams County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Ferry County1
Island County1
San Juan County1