Michel Herbiet - Fredericksburg VA
N 38° 17.842 W 077° 27.242
18S E 285400 N 4241658
A tree in honor of a French man who was instrumental in establishing a sister city relationship between Fredericksburg, VA and Fréjus, France, was planted near the Rappahannock River on the 30th anniversary of the cities' sisterhood.
Waymark Code: WMB3NF
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2011
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At the city dock in downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia, a
London plane tree
was planted in 2010 in memory of Michel Herbiet. The plaque reads:
Platanus Acerifolia
In Memory of
Michel Herbiet, Fréjus, France
A True Friend of Fredericksburg
Ses Amis Américains
Se Couviennent De Lui
Fredericksburg Sister
City Association, 2010
According to an article
published on Fredericksburg.com, Monsieur Herbiet was a member of the French delegation that visited Fredericksburg in 1980 to establish a Sister City relationship between Fredericksburg and Fréjus, France where Michel is from. Fréjus is a town on the French Riviera.
Michel was the president of the Fréjus Jumelage (Sister City Committee) when he died in December 2009.
To learn more about the FSCA or the Fredericksburg Sister City Association and its relationship with Fréjus, visit their website
.