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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 9 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 24 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 8 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 21 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 23 |
| 1892 | 50 |
| 1893 | 55 |
| 1894 | 43 |
| 1895 | 37 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1903 | 25 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
486 stories matching assert, from 59 towns
Thurston County30
Snohomish County20
Walla Walla County15
Jefferson County12
Benton County12
Spokane County10
Whatcom County9
Grays Harbor County6
Whitman County6
Kittitas County4
Clallam County4
Pend Oreille County3
Kitsap County2
Mason County2
Okanogan County2
San Juan County2
Lewis County2
Pacific County2
Skagit County2
Chelan County1
Clark County1
Lincoln County1