One of this state's largest cities is named for steamboat builder & captain Henry Schreve
He risked explosions; in fact he had a severe one off Marietta, Ohio, on the first 
trip... [DOC] [TLE] Henry Miller Shreve | American river captain and engineer ... [PAR] American river captain and pioneer steamboat builder who contributed 
significantly ... Henry Miller Shreve, (born Oct. 21, 1785, Burlington county, N.J., 
U.S.died ... a high-pressure steam engine on the main deck instead of in the 
hold, and a second deck.