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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 62 |
| 1858 | 29 |
| 1859 | 52 |
| 1860 | 27 |
| 1861 | 101 |
| 1862 | 87 |
| 1863 | 69 |
| 1864 | 32 |
| 1865 | 11 |
| 1871 | 11 |
| 1872 | 140 |
| 1876 | 812 |
| 1877 | 678 |
| 1878 | 526 |
| 1879 | 64 |
| 1880 | 180 |
| 1882 | 130 |
| 1883 | 911 |
| 1884 | 499 |
| 1885 | 838 |
| 1886 | 492 |
| 1887 | 484 |
| 1888 | 440 |
| 1889 | 1,324 |
| 1890 | 287 |
| 1891 | 1,115 |
| 1892 | 2,855 |
| 1893 | 2,829 |
| 1894 | 2,116 |
| 1895 | 1,830 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 62 |
| 1898 | 196 |
| 1899 | 446 |
| 1900 | 114 |
| 1902 | 34 |
| 1903 | 1,332 |
| 1904 | 1,126 |
| 1905 | 124 |
| 1907 | 53 |
| 1908 | 351 |
| 1909 | 1,545 |
| 1910 | 413 |
| 1911 | 160 |
| 1912 | 73 |
| 1914 | 261 |
| 1915 | 300 |
| 1916 | 545 |
| 1917 | 332 |
| 1918 | 45 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 18 |
| 1923 | 185 |
| 1924 | 151 |
| 1925 | 64 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1929 | 19 |
11,738 stories, from 444 towns
King County6,414
- Seattle5,950
- Black Diamond68
- Issaquah51
- Kent47
- Auburn38
- Snoqualmie37
- Newcastle27
- Skykomish27
- Renton20
- Carnation13
- Vashon13
- Kirkland11
- Maple Valley11
- North Bend11
- Bothell10
- Mercer Island9
- Palmer7
- Bellevue6
- Woodinville6
- Shoreline5
- Tacoma5
- Enumclaw4
- Redmond4
- Sammamish4
- Tukwila4
- Ballard3
- Puyallup3
- Fall City2
- King County2
- Union2
- White Swan2
- Anacortes1
- Columbus1
- Des Moines1
- Duvall1
- Hot Springs1
- Kanaskat1
- Kangley1
- Orillia1
- Pacific City1
- South Bend1
- Vashon Island1
- Waterside1
Walla Walla County66
Chelan County58
Adams County50
Mason County36
Okanogan County31
Clark County16
Klickitat County16
Benton County14
Cowlitz County13
Wahkiakum County9
Grant County7
Asotin County7
Garfield County7
Ferry County3
Pend Oreille County1
Skamania County1
County not recorded172
- Seattle51
- Olympia22
- Mica12
- Tacoma12
- Port Townsend5
- Orting4
- Methow3
- Aberdeen2
- Bellingham2
- Everett2
- Lake Cushman2
- Mount Rainier2
- Puyallup2
- Slate Creek2
- Spokane2
- Stehekin2
- Tumwater2
- Winthrop2
- Ahtanum1
- Auburn1
- Black Diamond1
- Bothell1
- Brinnon1
- Brookfield1
- Burton1
- Centralia1
- Clinton1
- Colfax1
- Columbia County1
- Day Creek1
- Deception Pass1
- Entiat1
- Fort Simcoe1
- Glacier1
- Hoh River1
- Kittitas County1
- Laurel1
- Lester1
- Long Beach1
- Loomis1
- Lyle1
- Mazama1
- McMurray1
- Medical Lake1
- Olequa1
- Olney1
- Port Angeles1
- Port Orchard1
- Pullman1
- Satus1
- Sequim1
- Skokomish1
- Skykomish1
- Snohomish1
- Sunnydale1
- Vaughn1
- Vineland1
- Westport1
- White Salmon1