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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1871 | 8 |
| 1872 | 110 |
| 1876 | 555 |
| 1877 | 391 |
| 1878 | 306 |
| 1879 | 15 |
| 1880 | 142 |
| 1882 | 101 |
| 1883 | 537 |
| 1884 | 336 |
| 1885 | 624 |
| 1886 | 395 |
| 1887 | 350 |
| 1888 | 330 |
| 1889 | 838 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1891 | 362 |
| 1892 | 1,457 |
| 1893 | 1,739 |
| 1894 | 1,323 |
| 1895 | 1,115 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 24 |
| 1899 | 372 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 164 |
| 1904 | 90 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 90 |
| 1910 | 28 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 32 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1919 | 3 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 16 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1929 | 15 |
11,970 stories, from 63 towns
King County11,970
- Seattle11,139
- Black Diamond98
- Newcastle84
- Snoqualmie83
- Auburn76
- Issaquah72
- Kent69
- Renton54
- Skykomish37
- Vashon32
- Kirkland17
- Maple Valley16
- Carnation15
- Mercer Island15
- North Bend15
- Bothell11
- Redmond10
- Enumclaw9
- Palmer9
- Bellevue8
- Tacoma8
- White Swan8
- Woodinville8
- Shoreline7
- Ballard5
- King County5
- Sammamish5
- Tukwila5
- Fall City4
- Union4
- Puyallup3
- Snoqualmie Pass3
- Athena2
- Covington2
- Green River2
- Preston2
- Vashon Island2
- Anacortes1
- Arcadia1
- Bright1
- Cascade1
- Cedar River1
- Columbus1
- Corea1
- Des Moines1
- Dixie1
- Duvall1
- Fremont1
- Hot Springs1
- Huron1
- Kanaskat1
- Kangley1
- Milford1
- North Cascades1
- Orillia1
- Pacific City1
- Port Angeles1
- Rainier1
- Ravensdale1
- South Bend1
- Spokane1
- Spring Brook1
- Waterside1