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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 15 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 17 |
| 1886 | 10 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 30 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 27 |
| 1893 | 36 |
| 1894 | 17 |
| 1895 | 23 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 16 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 16 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
338 stories matching shock, from 79 towns
Thurston County15
Snohomish County14
Benton County12
Whitman County11
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Chelan County1
Clallam County1
Grant County1
Island County1
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Mason County1
Skagit County1
County not recorded6