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The British government discourages the idea of transportation between colonies.
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William Penn develops and examines the idea of creating a canal that goes through East and West Jersey starting from Delaware to New York Bay.
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Albert Gallatin advised a canal in New Jersey in his "Report on Roads and Canals" submitted to the United States Senate.
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Legislature adopted a Bill to encorporate the New Jersey, Delaware and Raritan Canal.
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An Act is passed to have Delaware and Raritan Canal join the Camden and Amboy Railroad company to consolidate their stock and funds in order to complete both the canal and railroad.
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The portion of the canal going from Trenton to Kingston was available for local traffic
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The Delaware and Raritan Canal was succesfully finished.
