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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 18 |
| 1893 | 21 |
| 1894 | 19 |
| 1895 | 20 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 2 |
| 1904 | 3 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
192 stories matching obstruct, from 52 towns
King County90
Thurston County12
Skagit County8
Grays Harbor County7
Snohomish County6
Whatcom County5
Benton County4
Kittitas County4
Spokane County3
Clark County2
Mason County2
Yakima County2
Jefferson County2
Stevens County2
Wahkiakum County2
Walla Walla County2
Chelan County1
Cowlitz County1
Garfield County1
Kitsap County1
Okanogan County1
Pacific County1
Whitman County1