Complex sentence: A ferry system was set up between towns on the lake and Seattle to the west in the 1880s; by 1913, the steam ferry "Leschi" was transporting passengers and automobiles between Seattle and docks in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Medina.
Split into simpler sentences: A ferry system was set up between towns on the lake and Seattle to the west in the 1880s. By 1913, the steam ferry "Leschi" was transporting passengers and automobiles between Seattle and docks in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Medina.