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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 6 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 27 |
| 1877 | 18 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 37 |
| 1884 | 14 |
| 1885 | 30 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 61 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 51 |
| 1892 | 115 |
| 1893 | 95 |
| 1894 | 90 |
| 1895 | 125 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 54 |
| 1904 | 27 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 52 |
| 1910 | 20 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,074 stories matching total, from 133 towns
Snohomish County52
Walla Walla County48
Pend Oreille County37
Spokane County28
Grays Harbor County28
Yakima County26
Whatcom County22
Stevens County13
Clallam County13
Kittitas County12
Skagit County11
Kitsap County9
Chelan County6
Okanogan County6
Jefferson County4
Pacific County4
Island County3
Clark County3
Grant County3
Franklin County2
Wahkiakum County2
Asotin County1
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
San Juan County1