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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 |
1,830 stories, from 151 towns
Thurston County112
Jefferson County34
Snohomish County27
Clallam County26
Kitsap County16
Lewis County16
Grays Harbor County12
Walla Walla County11
Kittitas County11
Chelan County10
Yakima County7
Island County6
Pacific County5
Franklin County4
Douglas County3
Cowlitz County3
Stevens County2
Klickitat County2
Adams County1
Garfield County1
San Juan County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded86
- Seattle36
- Tacoma6
- Port Townsend4
- Methow3
- Bellingham2
- Everett2
- Olympia2
- Orting2
- Slate Creek2
- Stehekin2
- Winthrop2
- Aberdeen1
- Auburn1
- Brinnon1
- Brookfield1
- Clinton1
- Columbia County1
- Deception Pass1
- Entiat1
- Hoh River1
- Kittitas County1
- Lake Cushman1
- Lester1
- Mazama1
- Medical Lake1
- Mount Rainier1
- Olney1
- Pullman1
- Puyallup1
- Sequim1
- Skykomish1
- Spokane1
- Vaughn1
- White Salmon1