Were the Dundee Canal and Augusta Canal both built to provide hydropower for mills and manufacturing?
Augusta Canal The Augusta Canal is a historic canal located in Augusta, Georgia, United States. The canal is fed by the Savannah River and passes through three levels (approximately 13 miles total) in suburban and urban Augusta before the water returns to the river at various locations. It was devised to harness the water power at the fall line of the Savannah River to drive mills, to provide transportation of goods, and to provide a municipal water supply. It is the only canal in the US in continuous use for its original purposes of providing power, transport and municipal water.
Caledonian Canal Act 1840 Caledonian Canal Act 1840 was passed on 4 August of the same year, ""to authorize the Commissioner's of Her Majesty's Treasury"" to allow for the leasing and management of the canal.