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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 9 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 12 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 22 |
| 1893 | 18 |
| 1894 | 8 |
| 1895 | 13 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 4 |
| 1904 | 4 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
154 stories matching explod, from 45 towns
Snohomish County10
Benton County6
Grays Harbor County5
Kitsap County5
Thurston County4
Walla Walla County4
Yakima County3
Chelan County3
Jefferson County3
Kittitas County3
Whatcom County2
Spokane County2
Franklin County1
Garfield County1
Lincoln County1
Okanogan County1
Pend Oreille County1
Skagit County1
Stevens County1