All final reports and bibliography records are kept on file in the park. A bibliography of archeology reports is included here for your reference. Specific information about the artifacts is then entered on a database, called the Automated National Catalog System. Working directly with the park staff, researchers and scholars can access information by a variety of subject areas depending on the nature of their interest. For every computerized catalog record there are 75 entries of information ranging from the object date, measurements, and weight to a general description of appearance.
Most artifacts relate to the construction activities or military occupation of the site.
Each reveals a small part of the history of the site. Click on the images above to see examples of the kind of material that have been recovered at Fort McHenry. Schlereth, Thomas J. Artifacts of The American Past.