Were the Dundee Canal and Augusta Canal both built to provide hydropower for mills and manufacturing?
Dundee Canal The Dundee Canal was an industrial canal in Clifton and Passaic in Passaic County, New Jersey. It was built between 1858 and 1861 and ran parallel to the Passaic River. It supplied hydropower and water for manufacturing. There was interest by some members of the business community to modify the canal to support navigational uses, but the canal was never used for that purpose.
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.