Johnson Square

Johnson Square is the oldest and largest of the city's original squares, defined by a massive granite monument standing in its center. It was named for Robert Johnson, a colonial governor, and served as the site for the city's first post office and bank. During the Revolutionary War, the square hosted public meetings where citizens gathered to debate independence. In eighteen seventy-nine, the current obelisk was erected to honor Nathanael Greene, the general who led the Continental Army in the South.