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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 36 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 34 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 27 |
| 1887 | 23 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 58 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 84 |
| 1892 | 88 |
| 1893 | 104 |
| 1894 | 142 |
| 1895 | 176 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 36 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 66 |
| 1904 | 41 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 22 |
| 1909 | 70 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
1,298 stories matching whether, from 125 towns
Thurston County102
Walla Walla County51
Snohomish County40
Spokane County29
Grays Harbor County27
Whatcom County23
Yakima County20
Jefferson County15
Kittitas County13
Stevens County11
Whitman County11
Skagit County6
Mason County5
Kitsap County5
San Juan County4
Clark County3
Clallam County3
Lewis County3
Grant County3
Cowlitz County2
Ferry County2
Pacific County2
Chelan County1
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Island County1
Okanogan County1