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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 8 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 6 |
| 1886 | 10 |
| 1887 | 11 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 13 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 14 |
| 1892 | 37 |
| 1893 | 30 |
| 1894 | 31 |
| 1895 | 18 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 10 |
| 1904 | 12 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 18 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
312 stories matching sharp, from 64 towns
Thurston County18
Snohomish County11
Walla Walla County10
Benton County9
Jefferson County6
Grays Harbor County6
Spokane County5
Yakima County4
Kittitas County4
Okanogan County4
Mason County3
Kitsap County3
San Juan County2
Skagit County2
Whatcom County2
Chelan County1
Clark County1
Columbia County1
Franklin County1
Lewis County1
Whitman County1
County not recorded3