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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 21 |
| 1877 | 14 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 8 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 17 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 20 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 25 |
| 1893 | 32 |
| 1894 | 22 |
| 1895 | 6 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 17 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1909 | 16 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
286 stories matching belling, from 37 towns
King County162
Snohomish County16
Thurston County15
Walla Walla County11
Yakima County10
Grays Harbor County7
Whatcom County7
Benton County4
Skagit County4
Jefferson County3
Kittitas County2
Chelan County1
Cowlitz County1
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Kitsap County1
Pacific County1
Spokane County1
Whitman County1
County not recorded1