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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 9 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 14 |
| 1884 | 13 |
| 1885 | 15 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 33 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 18 |
| 1892 | 33 |
| 1893 | 33 |
| 1894 | 36 |
| 1895 | 23 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 16 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1909 | 18 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
367 stories matching destruct, from 86 towns
Pierce County30
Thurston County18
Benton County18
Snohomish County16
Yakima County15
Walla Walla County11
Grays Harbor County11
Clallam County6
Kitsap County6
Pend Oreille County4
Okanogan County4
Cowlitz County3
Chelan County3
Skagit County3
Jefferson County2
Mason County2
Whatcom County2
Kittitas County2
Pacific County2
Adams County1
Clark County1
Franklin County1
County not recorded8