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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 138 |
| 1877 | 103 |
| 1878 | 55 |
| 1879 | 8 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 19 |
| 1883 | 106 |
| 1884 | 38 |
| 1885 | 101 |
| 1886 | 66 |
| 1887 | 82 |
| 1888 | 71 |
| 1889 | 175 |
| 1890 | 27 |
| 1891 | 140 |
| 1892 | 323 |
| 1893 | 277 |
| 1894 | 282 |
| 1895 | 314 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 28 |
| 1899 | 82 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 146 |
| 1904 | 112 |
| 1905 | 15 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 39 |
| 1909 | 147 |
| 1910 | 35 |
| 1911 | 18 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 32 |
| 1915 | 38 |
| 1916 | 61 |
| 1917 | 37 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 20 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 4 |
3,274 stories matching turn, from 269 towns
Thurston County134
Walla Walla County122
Clallam County21
Chelan County19
Mason County11
San Juan County11
Okanogan County9
Grant County9
Lincoln County9
Pacific County8
Clark County7
Adams County4
Cowlitz County4
Asotin County3
Klickitat County2
Skamania County2
Douglas County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded60