Original sentence: Passed by major thoroughfares and railroads, destroyed by a major fire in 1940, Bluegrove declined throughout the 20th Century and reported a population of 125 at century's end
Edited sentence: Passed by major thoroughfares and railroads, much of the town was destroyed by a major fire in 1942, Bluegrove declined throughout the 20th Century and reported a population of 125 at century's end