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With the song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)," the musical "Hamilton" re-popularized the crucial role many foreign military leaders played in helping the original Thirteen Colonies gain their independence from Great Britain and become the United States of America. People like the Marquis de Lafayette and Count Casimir Pulaski even have counties named after them here in Arkansas.
When the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia 247 years ago today, the only permanent European settlement in present-day Arkansas was a straggling military post that flew Spain s flag.