Complex sentence: When in 1926 the government put the land up for sale a NY developer proposed Sandy Point be subdivided in 674 lots, a private syndicate of Watch Hill residents mobilized to prevent the construction of "cheap little houses" and protect the exclusive character of their town.
Split into simpler sentences: When in 1926 the government put the land up for sale a NY developer proposed Sandy Point be subdivided in 674 lots. A private syndicate of Watch Hill residents mobilized to prevent the construction of "cheap little houses" and protect the exclusive character of their town.