Complex sentence: Ferries were a common method of transportation through the swamps surrounding the Albemarle sound throughout the history of the region, with one ferry linking the towns of Edenton and Mackeys, North Carolina continuing service from 1734 to 1938, when a bridge was built across the Sound.
Split into simpler sentences: Ferries were a common method of transportation through the swamps surrounding the Albemarle Sound throughout the history of the region. One ferry that linked the towns of Edenton and Mackeys, North Carolina, continued in service from 1734 to 1938, when a bridge was built across the Sound.