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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 28 |
| 1877 | 30 |
| 1878 | 22 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 35 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 24 |
| 1886 | 13 |
| 1887 | 13 |
| 1888 | 19 |
| 1889 | 61 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 55 |
| 1892 | 73 |
| 1893 | 66 |
| 1894 | 54 |
| 1895 | 79 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 20 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 40 |
| 1904 | 27 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 71 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1929 | 4 |
919 stories matching limit, from 113 towns
Benton County45
Snohomish County38
Yakima County37
Walla Walla County27
Whatcom County19
Grays Harbor County19
Clallam County6
Jefferson County5
Chelan County5
Kitsap County5
Grant County5
Pacific County4
Franklin County3
Douglas County3
Skagit County3
Adams County2
Clark County2
Cowlitz County2
San Juan County2
Asotin County1
Columbia County1
Island County1
Klickitat County1
County not recorded11