Complex sentence: In 1812 the town was platted as Creswell's Landing, and that same year Governor Levin Winder signed the bill changing the name from Creswell's Landing to Port Deposit to prevent the continued confusion resulting from multiple unofficial names.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1812 the town was platted as Creswell's Landing. That same year Governor Levin Winder signed the bill changing the name from Creswell's Landing to Port Deposit to prevent the continued confusion resulting from multiple unofficial names.