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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 15 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 6 |
| 1861 | 10 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 17 |
| 1876 | 86 |
| 1877 | 91 |
| 1878 | 58 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 22 |
| 1882 | 15 |
| 1883 | 109 |
| 1884 | 68 |
| 1885 | 95 |
| 1886 | 70 |
| 1887 | 70 |
| 1888 | 62 |
| 1889 | 181 |
| 1890 | 27 |
| 1891 | 134 |
| 1892 | 296 |
| 1893 | 241 |
| 1894 | 290 |
| 1895 | 355 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 30 |
| 1899 | 38 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 113 |
| 1904 | 69 |
| 1905 | 18 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 57 |
| 1909 | 168 |
| 1910 | 48 |
| 1911 | 24 |
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1914 | 30 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 67 |
| 1917 | 31 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
3,134 stories matching right, from 211 towns
Thurston County217
Snohomish County148
Yakima County104
Walla Walla County102
Spokane County76
Grays Harbor County71
Jefferson County27
Clallam County21
Stevens County19
Chelan County18
Lewis County16
Columbia County8
San Juan County8
Island County8
Pacific County7
Grant County6
Adams County5
Franklin County5
Clark County5
Lincoln County4
Cowlitz County3
Klickitat County3
Douglas County2