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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 33 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 13 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 44 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 24 |
| 1886 | 21 |
| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 16 |
| 1889 | 43 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 47 |
| 1892 | 99 |
| 1893 | 98 |
| 1894 | 93 |
| 1895 | 132 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 29 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 34 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 11 |
| 1909 | 67 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 14 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 3 |
1,079 stories matching step, from 133 towns
Benton County51
Snohomish County48
Walla Walla County32
Spokane County28
Yakima County25
Grays Harbor County16
Whatcom County16
Jefferson County13
Whitman County11
Kittitas County10
Clallam County9
Lewis County8
Stevens County7
Chelan County6
Kitsap County6
Columbia County5
Clark County5
Grant County5
Island County5
Mason County4
San Juan County4
Pacific County3
Franklin County2
Garfield County2
Wahkiakum County1