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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 15 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 11 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 7 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
80 stories matching commut, from 25 towns
Walla Walla County5
Spokane County4
Benton County3
Snohomish County3
Whatcom County3
Yakima County3
Pend Oreille County2
Thurston County2
Lewis County1