Complex sentence: In 1837 the village of Sydenham was surveyed by Charles Rankin, P.L.S. In 1856 it was incorporated as the Town of Owen Sound with an estimated population of 2,000.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1837 the village of Sydenham was surveyed by Chas. Ranking, P.L.S. In 1856 it was incorporated as the Town of Owen Sound with an estimated population of 2,000.