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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 5 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 10 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 63 |
| 1877 | 51 |
| 1878 | 31 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 76 |
| 1884 | 35 |
| 1885 | 74 |
| 1886 | 52 |
| 1887 | 38 |
| 1888 | 38 |
| 1889 | 96 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 68 |
| 1892 | 208 |
| 1893 | 195 |
| 1894 | 194 |
| 1895 | 255 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 94 |
| 1904 | 55 |
| 1905 | 15 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 34 |
| 1909 | 104 |
| 1910 | 26 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 21 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 44 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 4 |
2,116 stories matching set, from 207 towns
Snohomish County80
Walla Walla County77
Yakima County42
Grays Harbor County42
Jefferson County30
Kittitas County17
Chelan County13
Clallam County13
Lewis County10
Clark County9
Mason County8
Pacific County7
Grant County6
Adams County5
Cowlitz County5
San Juan County4
Asotin County3
Island County3
Garfield County2
Klickitat County1
Wahkiakum County1