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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 8 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 13 |
| 1876 | 30 |
| 1877 | 29 |
| 1878 | 20 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 48 |
| 1884 | 39 |
| 1885 | 60 |
| 1886 | 35 |
| 1887 | 43 |
| 1888 | 49 |
| 1889 | 99 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 69 |
| 1892 | 263 |
| 1893 | 245 |
| 1894 | 250 |
| 1895 | 220 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 37 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 94 |
| 1904 | 104 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 109 |
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
2,090 stories matching refus, from 170 towns
Thurston County123
Walla Walla County61
Yakima County42
Jefferson County41
Grays Harbor County32
Kittitas County29
Whitman County27
Clallam County19
Stevens County16
Lewis County12
Chelan County11
Clark County7
Mason County6
Lincoln County6
Okanogan County5
Columbia County4
San Juan County4
Pacific County4
Adams County3
Island County3
Grant County2
Douglas County1
Franklin County1