Our Grand Prairie logo carries the Texas longhorn and Lone Star, the same emblem every Merlin Classics Texas place wears, set over "Texas Republic, Est. 1845." The longhorn and star are the Lone Star State's shorthand — toughness, independence, the open range — printed black-and-white with the worn look of an old barn brand or a rodeo poster. What makes this one Grand Prairie is the place behind it: the great grassland, the Mustangs, the racehorses. On a tee or a cap it reads less like a souvenir and more like a piece of North Texas — Est. 1845, worn plain.
On the edge of the grand prairie — a railroad town between two cities that built fighter planes and runs racehorses. Grand Prairie sits squarely between Dallas and Fort Worth, on the eastern edge of the great Texas grassland that gave the city its name. It started as a rail stop called Dechman in 1863; the Texas & Pacific renamed it Grand Prairie in 1877. In World War II its plant turned out P-51 Mustang fighters and B-24 Liberator bombers, and today thoroughbreds run at Lone Star Park. Prairie, propellers, and post position — this page tells the story.
Why People Visit Grand Prairie Texas
- Spend a day at Loyd Park on Joe Pool Lake, with trails, campsites, and boating.
- Catch live thoroughbred and quarter-horse racing at Lone Star Park during the spring and fall meets.
- Walk the historic downtown around the Texas & Pacific rail depot.
- Cool off at the Epic Waters indoor waterpark, or browse the weekend stalls at Traders Village.
- Take in the prairie horizon and the lakes that frame the city north and south.
