Tuxedo was a cotton mill village that began when a mill was built shortly at the close of the 1800's. Located in Henderson County the cotton mill soon became the areas largest employer. The History of Tuxedo was written by Fredrick Eugene Taylor to fulfill requirements for his Masters Degree from Furman University. The book carefully details the area history from the late 1800's to 1967. The Green River Library Committee added his work to a compilation of other local history from 1967 to 2004 along with synopsis of local authors and storytellers. the completed work was done as a fund raiser for the Green River Branch Library.