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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 8 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 49 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 13 |
| 1892 | 10 |
| 1893 | 12 |
| 1894 | 13 |
| 1895 | 13 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 4 |
| 1904 | 3 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 4 |
184 stories matching ash, from 55 towns
King County95
Yakima County11
Snohomish County6
Stevens County6
Walla Walla County5
Benton County5
Kitsap County5
Kittitas County3
Mason County3
Lewis County2
Lincoln County2
Pend Oreille County2
Thurston County2
Clark County2
Okanogan County2
Whatcom County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Clallam County1
Columbia County1
Klickitat County1
Skagit County1
County not recorded3