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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 56 |
| 1877 | 24 |
| 1878 | 23 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 43 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 23 |
| 1886 | 17 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 33 |
| 1889 | 100 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 74 |
| 1892 | 153 |
| 1893 | 165 |
| 1894 | 126 |
| 1895 | 110 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 38 |
| 1904 | 48 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 11 |
| 1909 | 43 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 14 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
1,243 stories matching corner, from 76 towns
Pierce County123
Benton County30
Snohomish County29
Walla Walla County25
Pend Oreille County19
Whatcom County16
Yakima County14
Grays Harbor County14
Kitsap County6
Whitman County6
Kittitas County5
Lewis County5
Skagit County4
Columbia County3
Stevens County3
Chelan County2
Jefferson County2
San Juan County2
Adams County1
Clark County1
Franklin County1
Garfield County1
Lincoln County1
Okanogan County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded13