Complex sentence: In the winter of 1776 Henry Knox passed through Great Barrington while transporting the cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to the Siege of Boston, which established an agricultural interest in the area of Great Barrington.
Split into simpler sentences: In the winter of 1776, Henry Knox passed through Great Barrington while transporting the cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to the Siege of Boston. His time in the area established an agricultural interest in the area of Great Barrington.