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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 15 |
| 1858 | 10 |
| 1859 | 11 |
| 1860 | 7 |
| 1861 | 17 |
| 1862 | 20 |
| 1863 | 22 |
| 1864 | 14 |
| 1865 | 5 |
| 1871 | 6 |
| 1872 | 35 |
| 1876 | 274 |
| 1877 | 184 |
| 1878 | 141 |
| 1879 | 10 |
| 1880 | 58 |
| 1882 | 45 |
| 1883 | 281 |
| 1884 | 121 |
| 1885 | 244 |
| 1886 | 120 |
| 1887 | 157 |
| 1888 | 147 |
| 1889 | 383 |
| 1890 | 89 |
| 1891 | 309 |
| 1892 | 788 |
| 1893 | 709 |
| 1894 | 650 |
| 1895 | 813 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 20 |
| 1898 | 60 |
| 1899 | 137 |
| 1900 | 35 |
| 1902 | 12 |
| 1903 | 355 |
| 1904 | 297 |
| 1905 | 32 |
| 1907 | 15 |
| 1908 | 128 |
| 1909 | 349 |
| 1910 | 80 |
| 1911 | 29 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 70 |
| 1915 | 78 |
| 1916 | 144 |
| 1917 | 76 |
| 1918 | 12 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 7 |
| 1923 | 41 |
| 1924 | 38 |
| 1925 | 20 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 7 |
7,742 stories matching two, from 416 towns
King County3,543
- Seattle3,242
- Newcastle35
- Auburn33
- Black Diamond32
- Kent32
- Snoqualmie28
- Renton22
- Issaquah18
- Skykomish13
- Vashon11
- Kirkland7
- Bellevue5
- Bothell5
- Maple Valley5
- North Bend5
- Redmond5
- Mercer Island4
- Palmer4
- Shoreline4
- Ballard3
- Sammamish3
- Woodinville3
- Carnation2
- Enumclaw2
- Union2
- White Swan2
- Cascade1
- Columbus1
- Corea1
- Covington1
- Dixie1
- Fall City1
- Green River1
- Hot Springs1
- King County1
- Pacific City1
- Ravensdale1
- Spring Brook1
- Tacoma1
- Tukwila1
- Vashon Island1
- Waterside1
Thurston County354
Walla Walla County280
Spokane County215
Pend Oreille County174
Chelan County39
Clark County24
Adams County16
Lincoln County14
Klickitat County12
Douglas County12
Cowlitz County11
Grant County10
Garfield County9
Asotin County5
Ferry County4
Wahkiakum County3
Skamania County2
County not recorded131
- Seattle23
- Metaline11
- Olympia9
- Tacoma8
- Spokane6
- Cusick5
- Mica5
- Port Townsend5
- Blueslide4
- Metaline Falls4
- Methow3
- Newport3
- Camden2
- Dalkena2
- Lake Cushman2
- Slate Creek2
- Arden1
- Auburn1
- Bellingham1
- Black Diamond1
- Blanchard1
- Calispell1
- Cascade Locks1
- Cedonia1
- Clinton1
- Colville1
- Deception Pass1
- Entiat1
- Everett1
- Hansville1
- Island County1
- Kittitas County1
- Lenora1
- Lester1
- Long Beach1
- Loomis1
- Loon Lake1
- Lyle1
- Milton-Freewater1
- Olequa1
- Orting1
- Port Orchard1
- Pullman1
- Puyallup1
- Sequim1
- Sumner1
- Sunnydale1
- Sunnyside1
- Tiger1
- Tumwater1
- Tweedie1
- Vancouver1
- White Salmon1