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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1893 | 17 |
| 1894 | 9 |
| 1895 | 14 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 3 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1909 | 3 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 2 |
81 stories matching prolong, from 20 towns
King County40
Thurston County11
Snohomish County7
Benton County3
Walla Walla County2
Chelan County1
Cowlitz County1
Grays Harbor County1
Island County1
Kitsap County1
Kittitas County1
Spokane County1
Whatcom County1
Whitman County1
Yakima County1