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THE FREEDOM TOWER
HISTORY
Reopening in 2025 for its centennial celebration, the new Freedom Tower galleries will inspire visitors through our shared history and our collective legacy of hope, courage, and the quest for opportunity and freedom.
1925-1957
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
The News Tower was originally developed by former Ohio Governor James Middleton Cox during Miami’s land boom to serve as the headquarters of The Miami Daily News and Metropolis (soon to become The Miami News). At 289 feet, it was the tallest building in the southern United States and Miami’s first skyscraper.
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