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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 8 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 11 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 98 |
| 1877 | 51 |
| 1878 | 32 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 88 |
| 1884 | 48 |
| 1885 | 112 |
| 1886 | 63 |
| 1887 | 68 |
| 1888 | 60 |
| 1889 | 147 |
| 1890 | 29 |
| 1891 | 111 |
| 1892 | 293 |
| 1893 | 283 |
| 1894 | 309 |
| 1895 | 370 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 61 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 94 |
| 1904 | 96 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 43 |
| 1909 | 90 |
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 37 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1929 | 3 |
2,845 stories matching took, from 257 towns
King County1,450
- Seattle1,318
- Black Diamond19
- Newcastle15
- Auburn13
- Issaquah13
- Kent10
- Renton8
- Snoqualmie8
- Vashon6
- Maple Valley5
- Skykomish5
- Bellevue2
- Bothell2
- Mercer Island2
- North Bend2
- Redmond2
- Sammamish2
- Tukwila2
- White Swan2
- Woodinville2
- Arcadia1
- Ballard1
- Carnation1
- Enumclaw1
- Fall City1
- Fremont1
- Hot Springs1
- Huron1
- Palmer1
- Tacoma1
- Union1
- Vashon Island1
Thurston County124
Walla Walla County92
Yakima County70
Grays Harbor County41
Jefferson County35
Lewis County17
Stevens County14
Okanogan County9
Mason County8
Clark County7
Adams County5
Columbia County5
Lincoln County4
Grant County4
Klickitat County4
Pacific County4
Cowlitz County4
Asotin County2
Douglas County2
Ferry County1
Skamania County1