Complex sentence: The board existed through changes in New Jersey's evolution from proprietary colony to royal colony and finally, to statehood and dissolved itself in 1998, after 304 years, making it one of the oldest continuously operating corporations in the United States.
Split into simpler sentences: The board existed through changes in New Jersey's evolution from proprietary colony to royal colony and finally, to statehood. The Board dissolved itself in 1998, after 304 years, making it one of the oldest continuously operating corporations in the United States.