Our Origin Story

The property upon which Simpson Lake is situated on was left to Rhyne “Mike” Simpson, Jr. in the mid 1970’s as part of an overall division of properties of the Estate of Rhyne Simpson, Sr., after his death in 1971.  Mike built a house on the lake in the mid 1970’s and lived there until the mid 1980’s.  In the late 1970’s, Mike retained a land planner from Dallas to present alternatives for development of the property. He decided on a plan, which several years later became the basic development of Eagle Landing.

Mike chose to develop the property with a  partner and founded a corporation, Eagle Landing, Inc., with Buck Florence. Each owned 50%.  Eagle Landing, Inc., then acquired the property from Mike.  The lake had been home to many bald eagles over the years, so it was natural to name the project Eagle Landing.  The name was suggested by Pat Florence, Buck’s life.  After Buck’s death, Mike sold his interest in Eagle Landing, Inc., to the Florence estate.

In the late 1970’s, the lake was surveyed and lots were partitioned within development.  Real estate sales within Eagle Landing began in the 1980’s.

Most of the remaining unsold Eagle Landing lots were auctioned off by the Florence Estate in 2001, when the Eagle Landing Homeowners Association was formed.