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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 18 |
| 1877 | 14 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 19 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 18 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1889 | 29 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 26 |
| 1892 | 51 |
| 1893 | 45 |
| 1894 | 71 |
| 1895 | 13 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 24 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1909 | 22 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1916 | 12 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 2 |
503 stories matching base, from 74 towns
Snohomish County41
Thurston County26
Walla Walla County24
Grays Harbor County16
Whatcom County11
Yakima County11
Kitsap County8
Jefferson County7
Spokane County4
Chelan County4
Okanogan County4
Kittitas County4
Clallam County3
Grant County3
Whitman County2
Adams County1
Franklin County1
Lewis County1
Lincoln County1
Skagit County1
Skamania County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded1