What is Union Canal (Scotland)?
[[File:Union canal.gif|thumb ]] The '''Union Canal''', full name the '''Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal''', is a canal in Scotland. It goes from [[Falkirk]] to [[Edinburgh]]. It was made to bring [[Mineral|minerals]], especially [[coal]], to Edinburgh. It was opened in 1822 and was successful, but the [[Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway]], which opened in 1842 took the trade.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_eUqIucVmZjwC |title=Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals and Railways of Great Britain |first=Joseph |last=Priestley |year=1831 |publisher=Longman, Rees Orme, Brown and Green |location=London }}</ref> It declined and was closed to [[Commerce|commercial]] traffic in 1933. It was officially closed in 1965. It was reopened in 2001 and reconnected to the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]] in 2002 by the [[Falkirk Wheel]]. It is now in popular use for [[pleasure boats.]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Canals in Scotland]]