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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 9 |
| 1877 | 8 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 11 |
| 1884 | 12 |
| 1885 | 13 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1889 | 33 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 32 |
| 1892 | 56 |
| 1893 | 55 |
| 1894 | 54 |
| 1895 | 64 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 38 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1909 | 40 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
584 stories matching dock, from 42 towns
King County327
Kitsap County39
Benton County26
Snohomish County16
Jefferson County14
Thurston County11
Skagit County5
Clallam County4
Franklin County4
Whatcom County3
Yakima County2
Chelan County1
Spokane County1
County not recorded5