Indeed, a history of attracting the wealthiest of the wealthy along with Palm Beach. Old Money as they say.
The musical version of “The Philadelphia Story”, “High Society” was relocated to Newport for that reason.
My parents had a summer place in Jamestown. We refused to cross that bridge.
Newport may attract some wealthy people but they get mostly tourists now. Newport does have a history of protecting those with big money. Doris Duke killed her boy friend Eduardo Tirella by running over him. She got away with it. It cost her some $$$.
https://nypost.com/2021/03/20/how-doris-duke-got-away-with-murdering-her-best-friend/