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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 9 |
| 1892 | 19 |
| 1893 | 27 |
| 1894 | 24 |
| 1895 | 28 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 12 |
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
222 stories matching spite, from 47 towns
Benton County22
Pierce County19
Thurston County18
Walla Walla County12
Spokane County8
Grays Harbor County6
Snohomish County6
Whatcom County5
Kitsap County3
Yakima County2
Clallam County1
Clark County1
Franklin County1
Garfield County1
Jefferson County1
Okanogan County1
Pend Oreille County1
Skagit County1
Whitman County1
County not recorded5