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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 22 |
| 1877 | 22 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 25 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 20 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 37 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 25 |
| 1892 | 68 |
| 1893 | 67 |
| 1894 | 51 |
| 1895 | 80 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 30 |
| 1904 | 24 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 21 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1924 | 5 |
622 stories matching inch, from 121 towns
Walla Walla County30
Grays Harbor County22
Snohomish County20
Yakima County18
Spokane County12
Kitsap County12
Thurston County11
Whatcom County10
Kittitas County8
Whitman County8
Skagit County8
Jefferson County7
Lewis County4
Mason County3
Okanogan County3
Pacific County3
Stevens County3
Columbia County2
Chelan County2
Clallam County2
Wahkiakum County2
Asotin County1
Clark County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
San Juan County1