Complex sentence: The next recorded European visitor was Étienne Provost, a French-Canadian trapper who visited the Timpanog in October 1824; the city of Provo and the Provo River are named after him.
Split into simpler sentences: The next recorded European visitor was Étienne Provost, a French-Canadian trapper who visited the Timpanog in October 1824. The city of Provo and the Provo River are named after him.