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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 22 |
| 1877 | 6 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 12 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 22 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 21 |
| 1892 | 39 |
| 1893 | 43 |
| 1894 | 56 |
| 1895 | 48 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 21 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 31 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 29 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 1 |
507 stories matching test, from 82 towns
Pierce County38
Benton County27
Thurston County26
Yakima County21
Walla Walla County19
Pend Oreille County18
Snohomish County18
Grays Harbor County15
Whitman County10
Whatcom County9
Jefferson County6
Kittitas County5
Kitsap County4
Clark County3
Stevens County3
Adams County2
Garfield County2
Island County2
Mason County2
Clallam County2
Skagit County2
Chelan County1
Cowlitz County1
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County not recorded7