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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 9 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 9 |
| 1884 | 10 |
| 1885 | 18 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 19 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 18 |
| 1892 | 39 |
| 1893 | 41 |
| 1894 | 64 |
| 1895 | 63 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 16 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1909 | 19 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
454 stories matching written, from 70 towns
Pierce County37
Thurston County30
Benton County21
Walla Walla County15
Snohomish County15
Spokane County11
Jefferson County9
Yakima County9
Pend Oreille County7
Whitman County7
Clallam County5
Island County4
Skagit County4
Lewis County4
Whatcom County4
San Juan County3
Kitsap County3
Chelan County2
Lincoln County2
Douglas County2
Kittitas County1
Mason County1
Okanogan County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded14