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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 12 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 60 |
| 1877 | 52 |
| 1878 | 22 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 67 |
| 1884 | 41 |
| 1885 | 51 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 29 |
| 1888 | 61 |
| 1889 | 129 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 100 |
| 1892 | 217 |
| 1893 | 192 |
| 1894 | 224 |
| 1895 | 300 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 85 |
| 1904 | 67 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 68 |
| 1910 | 19 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 41 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 4 |
2,127 stories matching second, from 166 towns
Thurston County108
Benton County97
Walla Walla County79
Snohomish County57
Grays Harbor County34
Whatcom County25
Jefferson County21
Kittitas County13
Clallam County10
Lewis County10
Clark County8
Stevens County6
Adams County5
Chelan County5
Lincoln County5
Okanogan County5
Island County4
Columbia County3
Pacific County3
Asotin County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Grant County1
Klickitat County1
San Juan County1
Wahkiakum County1