Complex sentence: When Lord Howe of England took possession of New York Harbor, the nearness of Schuyler Mansion drew many of his officers who traveled over a road that today is now the Belleville Turnpike.
Split into simpler sentences: When Lord Howe of England took possession of New York Harbor, the nearness of Schuyler Mansion drew many of his officers. They generally traveled over a road that today is referred to as the Belleville Turnpike.