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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 8 |
| 1894 | 9 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
102 stories matching unpreced, from 28 towns
King County64
Snohomish County6
Thurston County5
Walla Walla County3
Yakima County3
Spokane County2
Benton County2
Chelan County1
Cowlitz County1
Grays Harbor County1
Jefferson County1
Kittitas County1
Mason County1
Stevens County1
Whatcom County1
Whitman County1