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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 14 |
| 1876 | 63 |
| 1877 | 55 |
| 1878 | 38 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 19 |
| 1883 | 80 |
| 1884 | 43 |
| 1885 | 55 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 38 |
| 1888 | 38 |
| 1889 | 101 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 74 |
| 1892 | 215 |
| 1893 | 185 |
| 1894 | 199 |
| 1895 | 232 |
| 1897 | 11 |
| 1898 | 17 |
| 1899 | 37 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 110 |
| 1904 | 66 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 39 |
| 1909 | 109 |
| 1910 | 33 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 13 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 7 |
2,084 stories matching ground, from 227 towns
Thurston County106
Walla Walla County84
Grays Harbor County36
Kittitas County17
Kitsap County16
Jefferson County15
Stevens County13
Lewis County12
Pacific County11
Chelan County9
Clark County7
Island County7
Franklin County6
Columbia County3
Klickitat County3
Mason County3
Garfield County2
Grant County2
Lincoln County2
Adams County2
Wahkiakum County2
Cowlitz County1
Ferry County1
Skamania County1