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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 8 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 26 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1885 | 7 |
| 1886 | 9 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 27 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 20 |
| 1892 | 72 |
| 1893 | 47 |
| 1894 | 33 |
| 1895 | 28 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 23 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 55 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
525 stories matching contractor, from 73 towns
Thurston County32
Snohomish County30
Spokane County18
Walla Walla County17
Kitsap County17
Yakima County12
Grays Harbor County8
Kittitas County8
Whatcom County7
Lewis County5
Skagit County5
Stevens County3
Douglas County2
Franklin County2
Clallam County2
Pacific County2
Chelan County1
Clark County1
Columbia County1
Island County1
Jefferson County1
Lincoln County1
Mason County1
County not recorded5