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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 14 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 15 |
| 1860 | 5 |
| 1861 | 21 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 4 |
| 1872 | 26 |
| 1876 | 145 |
| 1877 | 133 |
| 1878 | 160 |
| 1879 | 12 |
| 1880 | 39 |
| 1882 | 14 |
| 1883 | 110 |
| 1884 | 87 |
| 1885 | 107 |
| 1886 | 73 |
| 1887 | 77 |
| 1888 | 48 |
| 1889 | 180 |
| 1890 | 56 |
| 1891 | 219 |
| 1892 | 488 |
| 1893 | 378 |
| 1894 | 374 |
| 1895 | 449 |
| 1897 | 21 |
| 1898 | 68 |
| 1899 | 34 |
| 1900 | 36 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 293 |
| 1904 | 133 |
| 1905 | 27 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1908 | 102 |
| 1909 | 253 |
| 1910 | 84 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 54 |
| 1915 | 48 |
| 1916 | 122 |
| 1917 | 78 |
| 1918 | 11 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 38 |
| 1924 | 34 |
| 1925 | 13 |
4,731 stories matching counti, from 386 towns
King County1,586
- Seattle1,409
- Auburn23
- Kent20
- Newcastle18
- Black Diamond17
- Snoqualmie13
- Issaquah11
- Renton9
- Vashon9
- North Bend7
- Skykomish7
- Bellevue4
- Mercer Island4
- Tukwila4
- Enumclaw3
- Maple Valley3
- Bothell2
- Green River2
- Kirkland2
- Redmond2
- Sammamish2
- Tacoma2
- Union2
- Arcadia1
- Athena1
- Carnation1
- Columbus1
- Covington1
- Des Moines1
- Fremont1
- Kanaskat1
- Pacific City1
- Shoreline1
- Woodinville1
Thurston County329
Walla Walla County228
Yakima County153
Pend Oreille County114
Jefferson County52
Adams County28
Chelan County22
Clark County14
Lincoln County13
Klickitat County12
Cowlitz County12
Garfield County10
Douglas County9
Asotin County7
Wahkiakum County3
Skamania County2
County not recorded107
- Seattle14
- Mica12
- Newport10
- Metaline9
- Cusick6
- Olympia4
- Blueslide3
- Camden3
- Spokane3
- Tacoma3
- Hunters2
- Lake Cushman2
- White Salmon2
- Auburn1
- Bellingham1
- Bissell1
- Brookfield1
- Cedonia1
- Cement1
- Centralia1
- Clayton1
- Columbia County1
- Colville1
- Dalkena1
- Decatur Island1
- Diamond Lake1
- Ford1
- Glacier1
- Island County1
- Kittitas County1
- Krupp1
- Laurel1
- Long Beach1
- Methow1
- Miles1
- Olney1
- Orcas1
- Orient1
- Port Orchard1
- Puyallup1
- Roy1
- Skykomish1
- Spirit Lake1
- Tumwater1
- Tweedie1
- Vaughn1
- Winthrop1