Complex sentence: By 1953, the only large structure that remained at the original site was the two-story log house belonging to George Fredericks; however, a second settlement began to develop east of the George River, and this settlement was also called Georgetown.
Split into simpler sentences: By 1953, the only large structure that remained at the original site was the two-story log house belonging to George Fredericks. A second settlement began to develop east of the George River, and this settlement was also called Georgetown.