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Which came first: the Guinness brewery or Miami?
The Guinness brewery came first, in 1759 (founded). Miami followed 137 years later, in 1896 (incorporated).
- First1759
The Guinness brewery
company · foundedArthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease on his Dublin brewery in 1759.
- Second1896
Miami
city · incorporatedMiami became a city in 1896 with just over 300 people, after Julia Tuttle persuaded Henry Flagler to extend his railway there.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.