Complex sentence: In 1801 the first wooden Cape Poge Lighthouse was built for $2,000; during the War of 1812 the light was extinguished for a few months and its apparatus was hidden in the cellar of a Chappaquiddick house.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1801 the first wooden Cape Poge Lighthouse was built for $2,000. During the War of 1812 the light was extinguished for a few months and its apparatus was hidden in the cellar of a Chappaquiddick house.