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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 32 |
| 1893 | 20 |
| 1894 | 11 |
| 1895 | 20 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 18 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 20 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
233 stories matching pole, from 54 towns
Pierce County33
Walla Walla County15
Thurston County10
Benton County10
Snohomish County9
Yakima County5
Whitman County4
Whatcom County4
Columbia County3
Clallam County2
Kittitas County2
Skagit County2
Adams County1
Chelan County1
Clark County1
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Lincoln County1
Pacific County1
Spokane County1
County not recorded6