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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 21 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 13 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 15 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 29 |
| 1892 | 40 |
| 1893 | 35 |
| 1894 | 65 |
| 1895 | 90 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1929 | 3 |
540 stories matching shown, from 77 towns
Pierce County52
Snohomish County40
Thurston County35
Benton County22
Yakima County18
Pend Oreille County17
Walla Walla County15
Whatcom County9
Jefferson County8
Grays Harbor County7
Whitman County7
Stevens County6
Kitsap County6
Skagit County6
Kittitas County4
Lewis County4
Chelan County2
Douglas County2
Mason County2
Clallam County1
Island County1
Okanogan County1
County not recorded13