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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 56 |
| 1877 | 41 |
| 1878 | 17 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 35 |
| 1884 | 30 |
| 1885 | 55 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 23 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 78 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 56 |
| 1892 | 140 |
| 1893 | 164 |
| 1894 | 184 |
| 1895 | 25 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 36 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 40 |
| 1904 | 80 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 65 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 2 |
1,307 stories matching hall, from 95 towns
Walla Walla County47
Thurston County44
Grays Harbor County21
Jefferson County18
Yakima County17
Whatcom County16
Kittitas County10
Whitman County9
Okanogan County8
Chelan County3
Clark County3
Island County3
Franklin County2
Adams County1
Columbia County1
Mason County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded6