Carnegie High also has three won state titles in boys cross country.(1999,2000,2020) While currently on hiatus, for several years there was an annual 'Stars of Carnegie Hall' talent show showcases individuals across the region and state in a local talent show, in which both local and regional talent are represented.Ĭarnegie High School has won three state titles in boys basketball (1988,1992,1996), as well as three titles in girls cross country (2002,2003,2004). Of note, there is unofficially a 'Carnegie Hall', known more properly as the Carnegie Memorial Auditorium, where community events are held. Although the town has a library, Andrew Carnegie never built one there. Leaders of the town decided shortly after incorporation in 1903 to rename the town Carnegie in the hopes he would build a library there. North Latham withered and/or was never developed. So South Latham became the commercial hub. The railroad was relocated along the south bank of the Washita. The Rock Island Railroad was supposed to go along the north side of the river. North Latham was really intended to be the commercial hub, but was never developed.

North Latham was north of the Washita River, while South Latham was south of the river. The town was originally platted as North and South Latham. The original name of the town was Latham. History and culture Ĭarnegie was named after the famous Scottish American industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. The population was 1,723 at the 2010 census, a 1.7 percent decline from the figure of 1,752 in 2000. Carnegie is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.

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