Complex sentence: Named in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, the park traces its origins to the state's purchase of Quinsnicket Pond and 71 additional acres in 1908 and had its official founding on the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, February 12,1909.
Split into simpler sentences: Named in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, the park traces its origins to the state's purchase of Quinsnicket Pond and 71 additional acres in 1908. It had its official founding on the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, February 12,1909.