It goes back to Saint John’s Loyalist days in the late 1700s. After the American Revolution, thousands of Loyalists came to the area and Saint John was officially founded in 1785. The square was part of the original town layout and has been a gathering place for the city for more than 200 years.
The square was named for King George III and granted to the city of Saint John by Royal Charter in 1785. In the early years, the grounds were the site for such public uses such as oxen roasts, fireworks displays, militia parades, cricket games, public wells, a slaughter house and agricultural fairs. It was developed into a park in 1844 and the current design of paths was laid out.
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