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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 11 |
| 1877 | 6 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 14 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 15 |
| 1892 | 28 |
| 1893 | 21 |
| 1894 | 10 |
| 1895 | 19 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
224 stories matching blast, from 62 towns
Pierce County22
Snohomish County14
Whatcom County11
Kittitas County10
Benton County8
Grays Harbor County6
Spokane County6
Kitsap County6
Thurston County5
Chelan County4
Clallam County3
Franklin County2
Grant County2
Lewis County2
Stevens County2
Clark County1
Jefferson County1
Skagit County1
Walla Walla County1
Whitman County1
County not recorded4