Complex sentence: It is famous for being the hometown of Robert Wadlow, the bluffs north of the city, and its role preceding and during the American Civil War, specifically the once rambling civil war prison that sat in the city.
Split into simpler sentences: It is famous for being the hometown of Robert Wadlow, the bluffs north of the city, and its role preceding and during the American Civil War. Specifically the once rambling civil war prison that sat in the city.