The square was destroyed in 1935 with the routing of US Highway 17 on Montgomery Street but was restored in the mid 1980s. The square now anchors the western end of the City Market retail area. A memorial honoring Haitian volunteers who fought with Casimir Pulaski during the Siege of Savannah, created by sculptor James Mastin, was unveiled in Franklin Square in 2007. The memorial sculpture includes a depiction of 12-year-old Henri Christophe, who became the commander of the Haitian army and King of Haiti.