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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 11 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1893 | 7 |
| 1894 | 8 |
| 1895 | 29 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 2 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
132 stories matching excav, from 25 towns
King County78
Pierce County12
Pend Oreille County9
Spokane County7
Walla Walla County5
Benton County5
Thurston County3
Snohomish County3
Kitsap County2
Yakima County2
Asotin County1
Clallam County1
Franklin County1
Skagit County1
Whatcom County1
Whitman County1