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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 13 |
| 1858 | 10 |
| 1859 | 8 |
| 1860 | 6 |
| 1861 | 16 |
| 1862 | 13 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 7 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 37 |
| 1876 | 198 |
| 1877 | 108 |
| 1878 | 90 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 38 |
| 1882 | 35 |
| 1883 | 205 |
| 1884 | 88 |
| 1885 | 138 |
| 1886 | 64 |
| 1887 | 92 |
| 1888 | 111 |
| 1889 | 270 |
| 1890 | 49 |
| 1891 | 230 |
| 1892 | 450 |
| 1893 | 385 |
| 1894 | 430 |
| 1895 | 611 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 26 |
| 1898 | 61 |
| 1899 | 125 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 219 |
| 1904 | 199 |
| 1905 | 19 |
| 1907 | 13 |
| 1908 | 101 |
| 1909 | 302 |
| 1910 | 86 |
| 1911 | 22 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1914 | 38 |
| 1915 | 64 |
| 1916 | 104 |
| 1917 | 51 |
| 1918 | 12 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 22 |
| 1924 | 21 |
| 1925 | 11 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 7 |
5,260 stories matching make, from 319 towns
King County2,422
- Seattle2,267
- Newcastle17
- Auburn16
- Snoqualmie13
- Black Diamond12
- Kent12
- Issaquah11
- Renton10
- Kirkland8
- Skykomish7
- Bellevue5
- Vashon5
- Maple Valley4
- Redmond4
- Carnation3
- Tukwila3
- Woodinville3
- King County2
- Mercer Island2
- North Bend2
- Tacoma2
- Union2
- Ballard1
- Cedar River1
- Enumclaw1
- Fall City1
- Green River1
- Hot Springs1
- Huron1
- Milford1
- Puyallup1
- Spring Brook1
- Vashon Island1
- White Swan1
Thurston County322
Walla Walla County185
Yakima County167
Pend Oreille County166
Jefferson County66
Stevens County33
Chelan County28
Mason County17
Okanogan County16
Clark County14
Pacific County12
Adams County11
Lincoln County8
Columbia County7
Cowlitz County5
Wahkiakum County4
Douglas County4
Klickitat County3
Asotin County2
County not recorded100
- Seattle17
- Cusick8
- Tacoma8
- Olympia7
- Metaline6
- Newport4
- Spokane4
- Metaline Falls3
- Mica3
- Blueslide2
- Mount Rainier2
- Aberdeen1
- Arden1
- Auburn1
- Blanchard1
- Blue Creek1
- Bothell1
- Camden1
- Cement1
- Christopher1
- Clinton1
- Columbia County1
- Colville1
- Everett1
- Ford1
- Hoh River1
- Ione1
- Island County1
- Lenora1
- Lyle1
- Marshall Lake1
- McMurray1
- Methow1
- Miles1
- North Bend1
- Orient1
- Orting1
- Port Orchard1
- Pullman1
- Skokomish1
- Spirit Lake1
- Stehekin1
- Tumwater1
- Vancouver1
- Westport1
- White Salmon1
- Yakima1