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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 17 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 8 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 12 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 11 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 16 |
| 1892 | 43 |
| 1893 | 33 |
| 1894 | 26 |
| 1895 | 38 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1918 | 1 |
339 stories matching float, from 75 towns
Pierce County21
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Cowlitz County1
Garfield County1
Grant County1
Island County1
Kittitas County1
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County not recorded9