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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 68 |
| 1877 | 54 |
| 1878 | 36 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 68 |
| 1884 | 44 |
| 1885 | 43 |
| 1886 | 20 |
| 1887 | 32 |
| 1888 | 32 |
| 1889 | 98 |
| 1890 | 18 |
| 1891 | 80 |
| 1892 | 146 |
| 1893 | 122 |
| 1894 | 118 |
| 1895 | 212 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 22 |
| 1899 | 30 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 46 |
| 1904 | 62 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 40 |
| 1909 | 95 |
| 1910 | 21 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 25 |
| 1916 | 30 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,683 stories matching improvement, from 153 towns
Thurston County85
Benton County79
Yakima County44
Walla Walla County42
Grays Harbor County39
Whatcom County24
Jefferson County16
Whitman County14
Clallam County12
Kittitas County12
Chelan County11
Mason County7
Clark County5
Stevens County5
Island County5
Pacific County5
San Juan County4
Grant County3
Adams County2
Cowlitz County2
Lincoln County2
Asotin County1
Columbia County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1
Wahkiakum County1