One of Savannah’s four original squares, Ellis Square was first named Decker Square after one of Georgia’s original Trustees and was later renamed Ellis Square in honor of Henry Ellis, the colony’s second Royal Governor.
Originally laid out in 1847, the square was named to honor U.S. forces’ pivotal victory at the Battle of Monterrey in the Mexican- American War the year prior. The eccentric spelling of the square’s name, with only on...