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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 14 |
| 1862 | 8 |
| 1863 | 6 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 13 |
| 1876 | 46 |
| 1877 | 26 |
| 1878 | 24 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 29 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 39 |
| 1886 | 24 |
| 1887 | 25 |
| 1888 | 25 |
| 1889 | 54 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 66 |
| 1892 | 199 |
| 1893 | 119 |
| 1894 | 148 |
| 1895 | 131 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 78 |
| 1904 | 54 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 59 |
| 1910 | 30 |
| 1911 | 22 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 31 |
| 1917 | 22 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 4 |
1,459 stories matching support, from 113 towns
Thurston County154
Pierce County136
Snohomish County96
Benton County68
Walla Walla County64
Yakima County38
Grays Harbor County24
Whatcom County23
Kittitas County18
Whitman County15
Jefferson County12
Stevens County10
Skagit County9
Clallam County8
Okanogan County5
Lewis County4
Chelan County4
Garfield County3
Adams County3
Pacific County3
Clark County2
Franklin County1
Grant County1
San Juan County1