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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 19 |
| 1877 | 14 |
| 1878 | 18 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 15 |
| 1893 | 11 |
| 1894 | 12 |
| 1895 | 14 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 11 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
186 stories matching drain, from 40 towns
Snohomish County20
Walla Walla County9
Benton County7
Thurston County6
Yakima County6
Whatcom County5
Skagit County5
Pend Oreille County4
Spokane County3
Island County2
Columbia County1
Grays Harbor County1
Jefferson County1
Kittitas County1
Mason County1
Stevens County1