Complex sentence: In 1906, Letchworth offered the Glen Iris and the surrounding to the State of New York as a public park, hoping to deter commercial businesses from damaging the fragile nature of the gorge and the surrounding woodlands.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1906, Letchworth offered the Glen Iris and his to the State of New York as a public park. Letchworth made the arrangement to deter commercial businesses from damaging the fragile nature of the gorge and the surrounding woodlands.