Complex sentence: The town itself is barely one hundred years old, being legally homesteaded in 1955, but pre-Gustavus history speaks of native Tlingit Indians and others using the area for fishing, berry picking and other similar uses.
Split into simpler sentences: The town itself is barely one hundred years old. Early Gustavus history speaks of native Tlingit Indians and others using the area for fishing, berry picking and other similar uses.