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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 18 |
| 1877 | 16 |
| 1878 | 10 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 22 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1885 | 36 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 82 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 34 |
| 1892 | 87 |
| 1893 | 103 |
| 1894 | 95 |
| 1895 | 63 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 33 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1909 | 47 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 13 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 4 |
893 stories matching destroy, from 168 towns
Snohomish County45
Walla Walla County42
Yakima County25
Whitman County18
Whatcom County17
Pend Oreille County16
Jefferson County9
Lewis County9
Kittitas County8
Kitsap County8
Skagit County8
Clallam County8
Clark County7
Chelan County7
Pacific County6
Mason County5
Cowlitz County4
Columbia County3
Grant County3
Adams County3
Klickitat County3
Wahkiakum County2
Douglas County2
Ferry County1
Franklin County1
Island County1