Good Luck Shoes Discovered in Old Colony House

A pair of good luck shows, dating back to about 1830, were found in the old Colony House last week, according to Rhode Island Public Radio.  

The brown leather men’s slippers were discovered under the floor boards. 

"It seems that folks hide shoes in construction as a good luck or warding off of trouble kind of activity. And we know that this was done in Newport quite a bit because when folks are renovating their houses here they often find a shoe tucked away. A really common place is tucked up against the chimney stack," said Ruth Taylor, executive director of the Newport Historical Society.