Explore Oak Ridge and Atomic Hope Heritage Preservation & Tourism Co. invite the public to attend the official unveiling of the Elijah Wood Civil War Trails Marker at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Cedar Hill Park.
The park is located at the corner of Michigan Avenue and West Outer Drive, across from 145 West Outer Drive.
This ceremony marks Oak Ridge’s addition to the Civil War Trails network, a multistate program connecting visitors to more than 1,400 historic sites across six states, according to an Explore Oak Ridge news release. The new marker recognizes Elijah Wood, a man born into slavery in Robertsville (now Oak Ridge), who went on to serve in the First United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment, formed in Knoxville…