Alexander McRae Dechman, a Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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 native, was the founder

Entrepreneur

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 and original owner

Ownership

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 of the present day location of the city of Grand Prairie, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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On January 2, 2006, Monday was declared Dechman Day in Grand Prairie. Dechman Day is the observance of the date in 1863 that Mr. Dechman filed the deed for land that is now downtown Grand Prairie.

External links

• City of Grand Prairie Historical Recap
• GP's bell tolls for Alexander Dechman by Jennifer Arend December 31, 2005, retrieved January 28, 2006.