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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 17 |
| 1877 | 14 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 21 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 15 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 11 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 45 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 16 |
| 1892 | 42 |
| 1893 | 41 |
| 1894 | 32 |
| 1895 | 39 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 11 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
433 stories matching level, from 95 towns
Benton County23
Snohomish County20
Thurston County16
Walla Walla County15
Whatcom County11
Grays Harbor County10
Yakima County7
Skagit County7
Kittitas County6
Kitsap County5
Spokane County4
Stevens County4
Chelan County2
Island County2
Lewis County2
Wahkiakum County2
Mason County2
Pacific County2
San Juan County2
Adams County1
Asotin County1
Ferry County1
Franklin County1
Jefferson County1
County not recorded11