Eric DeLony served as chief of the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) from 1971 to 2003 and is a noted historic preservationist. He is a professional engineering and industrial heritage consultant with a particular interest is the preservation of historic bridges. He received the General Tools Award, the highest award of the Society for Industrial Archeology, in 2000.
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