Original sentence: 1847: Lawrence Hall (for whom Hall Boulevard is named) purchased 640 acres (2.6 km²) in Beaverdam and built a grist mill with his brother near present-day Walker Road.1849: Thomas Denney came to the area and built its first sawmill; Denny Road is named after him.1860: A toll plank road from Portland to Beaverton was completed over a trail called Canyon Road.1868: Joshua Welch, George Betts, Charles Angel, W.1872: Beaverton's first post office opened under George Betts, the first postmaster, in his general store.1893: The city of Beaverton, with a population of 400, was officially incorporated.Allen, from western New York, who resided at SW Allen and Hall Blvd.Watson, John Henry and other settlers of the area laid out what is now known as Beaverton hoping they could bring a railroad to an area once described as "mostly swamps & marshes connected by beaver dams to create what looked like a huge lake
Edited sentence: "  In 1872,  Beaverton's first post office opened in a general store operated by Betts, who also served as the first postmaster of the community.After the U.Allen, from western New York.Civil War, numerous other settlers, including Joshua Welch, George Betts, Charles Angel, W.He was soon followed by Thomas Denney in 1948, who came to the area and built its first sawmill.In 1860, a toll plank road from Portland to Beaverton was completed over a trail called Canyon Road.In 1893, Beaverton, which by that time had a population of 400, was officially incorporated.Lawrence Hall purchased 640 acres (2.6 km²) in Beaverdam in 1847 and built a grist mill with his brother near present-day Walker Road.Many major thoroughfares in Beaverton are named for these early settlers.Watson, and John Henry, laid out what iss now known as Beaverton hoping they could bring a railroad to an area once described as "mostly swamps & marshes connected by beaver dams to create what looked like a huge lake