"Boss Hogg" Cadillac Convertible Raffle Drawing on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025 - Purchase tickets now.
Startex-Tucapau is rich with history in a community built around Startex-Tucapau Mill. We invite you to learn more.
We invite you to take a closer look at the history of our town and learn more about our heritage.
There are many ways you can engage and get involved with the Startex-Tucapau project.
Purchase tickets now for a chance to win a "Boss Hogg" Cadillac Convertible, 1976 Eldorado Fleetwood. Drawing will be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 1st, 2025. All Proceeds will benefit the Historic Startex Bridge Restoration and other Startex area projects.
Visit Startex Tucapau and learn more about the story behind this beautiful southern village.
Images from Startex Tucapau Preservation Foundation
Learn about the Time Capsule to be opened June 1, 2046, the 150th Anniversary of the start of production at Tucapau Mills.
Startex-Tucapau began with Tucapau Mill that opened in 1896 on the Middle Tyger River at Penny Shoals by investors including Captain John H. Montgomery. The mill made cotton cloth using a water wheel powered by the Middle Tyger River.
In 1902, a dam and power plant were built at Perry Shoals. A village built by the mill at first included a store, a school and 33 houses. Later, 350 houses filled the village. A Baptist, Methodist, and Church of God were built. An elementary school was constructed in 1900.
We invite you to be part of an exciting endeavor to preserve the Startex-Tucapau history, provide affordable housing, restore real estate and more with your monetary donation.
