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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1859 | 8 |
| 1860 | 5 |
| 1861 | 15 |
| 1862 | 14 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 58 |
| 1877 | 40 |
| 1878 | 26 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 15 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 40 |
| 1884 | 28 |
| 1885 | 81 |
| 1886 | 54 |
| 1887 | 25 |
| 1888 | 39 |
| 1889 | 100 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1891 | 87 |
| 1892 | 179 |
| 1893 | 192 |
| 1894 | 251 |
| 1895 | 261 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 13 |
| 1899 | 46 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 82 |
| 1904 | 61 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 90 |
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 28 |
| 1917 | 29 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 20 |
| 1924 | 16 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 9 |
2,083 stories matching unit, from 166 towns
Thurston County153
Benton County87
Walla Walla County72
Jefferson County62
Spokane County55
Yakima County44
Kittitas County18
Clallam County17
Stevens County15
Clark County14
Chelan County10
Island County7
Whitman County6
Pacific County5
Columbia County4
Lewis County4
Grant County3
Mason County2
Lincoln County2
Adams County1
Asotin County1
Douglas County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1
Skamania County1