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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 45 |
| 1877 | 32 |
| 1878 | 18 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 34 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1885 | 49 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 22 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1889 | 49 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 35 |
| 1892 | 77 |
| 1893 | 56 |
| 1894 | 86 |
| 1895 | 104 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 27 |
| 1904 | 16 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 24 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 18 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 7 |
893 stories matching true, from 99 towns
Thurston County65
Snohomish County55
Benton County41
Walla Walla County24
Spokane County24
Yakima County20
Whatcom County17
Grays Harbor County10
Jefferson County9
Pend Oreille County8
Kitsap County8
Kittitas County7
Clallam County5
Stevens County5
Lewis County4
Skagit County4
San Juan County3
Chelan County3
Columbia County2
Mason County2
Island County2
Pacific County2
Adams County1
Douglas County1
Ferry County1
Grant County1