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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 6 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 8 |
| 1893 | 10 |
| 1894 | 13 |
| 1895 | 10 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 4 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 2 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
90 stories matching scratch, from 31 towns
King County41
Benton County6
Thurston County4
Grays Harbor County4
Clallam County2
Jefferson County2
Snohomish County2
Spokane County2
Walla Walla County2
Yakima County2
Cowlitz County2
Kittitas County2
Lewis County1
Mason County1
Pacific County1
Skagit County1
Stevens County1
Whatcom County1
County not recorded1