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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 69 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 36 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 15 |
| 1882 | 17 |
| 1883 | 73 |
| 1884 | 49 |
| 1885 | 42 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 34 |
| 1888 | 41 |
| 1889 | 84 |
| 1890 | 17 |
| 1891 | 67 |
| 1892 | 103 |
| 1893 | 62 |
| 1894 | 79 |
| 1895 | 120 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 18 |
| 1899 | 21 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 84 |
| 1904 | 40 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 64 |
| 1910 | 21 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 35 |
| 1917 | 17 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,410 stories matching thousand, from 148 towns
Snohomish County76
Walla Walla County67
Spokane County47
Grays Harbor County45
Whatcom County25
Jefferson County20
Kittitas County16
Skagit County14
Clallam County12
Kitsap County11
Stevens County7
Chelan County6
Clark County6
Mason County6
Pacific County6
Lewis County5
Adams County3
Franklin County3
San Juan County3
Garfield County2
Klickitat County2
Cowlitz County2
Grant County2
Island County2
Wahkiakum County2
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Okanogan County1