Complex sentence: Charlottesville is best known as the home to two U.S. Presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe; while both served as Governor of Virginia, they lived in Charlottesville and traveled to and from the capitol (Richmond, Virginia) along the historic Three Notch'd Road.
Split into simpler sentences: Charlottesville is best known as the home to two U.S. Presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. While both served as Governor of Virginia, they lived in Charlottesville and traveled to and from the capitol (Richmond, Virginia) along the historic Three Notch'd Road.