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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 10 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 26 |
| 1893 | 37 |
| 1894 | 23 |
| 1895 | 34 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 15 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1909 | 18 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 |
276 stories matching pump, from 62 towns
Pierce County36
Benton County31
Walla Walla County10
Yakima County6
Whitman County6
Kitsap County6
Franklin County5
Jefferson County4
Skagit County3
Thurston County3
Kittitas County3
Snohomish County2
Grant County2
Adams County1
Columbia County1
Lewis County1
Okanogan County1
Pacific County1
Spokane County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded8