Winburne is a small community in Cooper Township that thrived well, before the demise of the deep coal mining industry in the early 1950’s. Numerous mining operations drove the overall economy of Clearfield County’s southeastern regional townships for decades beforehand. James Laing Sommerville (1837-1912), a Scottish immigrant, used his engineering degree from the Lock Haven … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Old Maid’s House in Winburne