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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 8 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1883 | 13 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 6 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 17 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 10 |
| 1892 | 41 |
| 1893 | 30 |
| 1894 | 28 |
| 1895 | 67 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 24 |
| 1904 | 26 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 29 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 3 |
413 stories matching inspect, from 69 towns
Pierce County43
Benton County31
Thurston County22
Snohomish County22
Walla Walla County20
Pend Oreille County18
Yakima County17
Jefferson County10
Spokane County9
Grays Harbor County8
Whatcom County4
Chelan County4
Kittitas County3
Skagit County3
Adams County1
Columbia County1
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Lewis County1
Lincoln County1
Okanogan County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded8