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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 13 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 18 |
| 1895 | 8 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
136 stories matching switch, from 41 towns
Pierce County21
Benton County7
Spokane County6
Snohomish County6
Walla Walla County3
Kittitas County3
Yakima County3
Chelan County2
Thurston County2
Whatcom County2
Asotin County1
Franklin County1
Grays Harbor County1
Jefferson County1
Lewis County1
Skagit County1
Stevens County1
Whitman County1
County not recorded2