In 1826, John Phinzy of Georgia purchased Lot 4 of Section 22, Township 3 North, Range 1 East.

In 1834, Dr. Griffin W. Holland, of Virginia purchased Lots 2 and 3 of Section 22, Township 3 North, Range 1 East naming the property Woodlawn.

Beadel was so impressed with Leon County that he purchased 2,200 acres (890 ha) of land along the north shore of Lake Iamonia for $8000.

Beadel built a $3000 home where a plantation house had once stood and renamed the property Tall Timbers.

[8] In 1963, his cousin, also named Henry Beadel, established the Tall Timbers Research Station Foundation for land and wildlife management.