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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 7 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 13 |
| 1886 | 14 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 21 |
| 1893 | 20 |
| 1894 | 22 |
| 1895 | 17 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
215 stories matching grip, from 39 towns
Benton County9
Spokane County7
Walla Walla County6
Grays Harbor County5
Thurston County4
Yakima County4
Snohomish County4
Garfield County2
Jefferson County2
Pacific County2
Stevens County2
Whatcom County2
Chelan County2
Kittitas County2
Lewis County2
Kitsap County1
Skagit County1
Whitman County1
County not recorded3