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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 10 |
| 1894 | 10 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 3 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
86 stories matching absorb, from 25 towns
Benton County7
Thurston County5
Whatcom County4
Clallam County3
Snohomish County3
Walla Walla County3
Spokane County2
Yakima County2
Jefferson County1
Lewis County1
Okanogan County1
Pacific County1
Pend Oreille County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded3