I'm pretty interested in this stuff as well. (I'm not sure if I ever posted on the many Hamilton threads I've seen, but I love the show, too!) Well, many people will probably come to think of Hamilton as a much more important historical figure than past generations have. The whole shipping thing is a bit weird since these were actual people who we're basically treating as characters. Honestly I haven't spent all that much time looking into the fandom so I dunno much about that. I may post more later...

This is such an interesting thread. The musical does adapt some of the characters to it's own purposes, but it also shows a side of some of the characters that people would never think about. For example, most people have always seen Thomas Jefferson as a hero, but in Hamilton, the perspective is so different. It's refreshing to see this new take on Jefferson. It is also definately true that the musical has given Alexander Hamilton a new importance to everyone. People are doing history projects, writing stories, even starting fandoms about this man who has been relatively overlooked before now. The most important part of the show's history, in my opinion, is that it shares a new take on people who have been viewed in mostly the same way for centuries.