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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 15 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 20 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 23 |
| 1892 | 58 |
| 1893 | 40 |
| 1894 | 40 |
| 1895 | 32 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 18 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1904 | 18 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 23 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
451 stories matching red, from 81 towns
Pierce County58
Snohomish County14
Thurston County13
Walla Walla County13
Pend Oreille County12
Spokane County10
Yakima County9
Jefferson County8
Whatcom County8
Stevens County6
Skagit County5
Chelan County4
Clallam County3
Island County3
Mason County3
Grant County2
Lewis County2
Asotin County1
Franklin County1
Kitsap County1
Lincoln County1
Pacific County1
San Juan County1
County not recorded5