Complex sentence: In 1773 the little brig Hector brought 200 Scots to Pictou, starting a new stream of Highland emigration, to this day the town's slogan is "The Birthplace of New Scotland".
Split into simpler sentences: In 1773 the little brig Hector brought 200 Scots to Pictou, starting a new stream of Highland emigration. To this day the town's slogan is "The Birthplace of New Scotland".