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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 6 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 14 |
| 1876 | 134 |
| 1877 | 85 |
| 1878 | 47 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 17 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 125 |
| 1884 | 41 |
| 1885 | 118 |
| 1886 | 70 |
| 1887 | 85 |
| 1888 | 71 |
| 1889 | 170 |
| 1890 | 25 |
| 1891 | 120 |
| 1892 | 345 |
| 1893 | 309 |
| 1894 | 362 |
| 1895 | 395 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1899 | 87 |
| 1900 | 20 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 149 |
| 1904 | 137 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 43 |
| 1909 | 136 |
| 1910 | 36 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 44 |
| 1917 | 24 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 15 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 1 |
3,407 stories matching left, from 290 towns
King County1,662
- Seattle1,532
- Black Diamond16
- Auburn15
- Kent13
- Newcastle13
- Issaquah11
- Snoqualmie10
- Renton6
- Skykomish6
- Vashon5
- Maple Valley4
- Tacoma3
- White Swan3
- Carnation2
- Kirkland2
- North Bend2
- Sammamish2
- Tukwila2
- Arcadia1
- Ballard1
- Bothell1
- Cascade1
- Cedar River1
- Enumclaw1
- Fall City1
- Mercer Island1
- Orillia1
- Port Angeles1
- Redmond1
- Shoreline1
- Snoqualmie Pass1
- Spring Brook1
- Woodinville1
Thurston County107
Walla Walla County103
Jefferson County52
Kittitas County52
Lewis County25
Chelan County15
Stevens County12
Columbia County11
San Juan County10
Island County9
Clark County9
Cowlitz County8
Pacific County8
Adams County6
Lincoln County6
Klickitat County5
Douglas County3
Ferry County3
Asotin County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded68
- Seattle17
- Olympia6
- Camden3
- Cusick3
- Port Townsend3
- Tacoma3
- Everett2
- Methow2
- Mica2
- Auburn1
- Black Diamond1
- Blueslide1
- Brinnon1
- Burton1
- Cedonia1
- Clayton1
- Hansville1
- Hoh River1
- Hunters1
- Lake Cushman1
- Lenora1
- Medical Lake1
- Metaline1
- Newport1
- North Bend1
- Port Orchard1
- Pullman1
- Puyallup1
- Roy1
- Satus1
- Slate Creek1
- Sumner1
- Sunnydale1
- Tumwater1
- Walla Walla1
- Westport1