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Today,  the only visible clue to the   18th-century world that once existed in Carroll Park is the Mount Clare Mansion, which is operated as a museum by a local chapter of the National Society of Colonial   Dames.
The core mission of the historical site will be to study and to interpret  the  community  of individuals  who  formed  the  very sizeable  labor force  on  the  Carroll's  iron plantation  and nearby  iron furnace,  The  Baltimore Company Iron Works.     Through historical research,  archaeology,  and  the  study  of the  site's  material  culture, Carroll's  Hundred  will  attempt  to  understand  the  conditions  of slavery  and  servitude  which existed here  from   1730 to   1850.
The community which made up the Carroll's labor force was very complex,   and   consisted  of slaves,   convict  laborers,   indentured servants,  artisans,  and  crafts people.     The Baltimore Company Iron Works alone was worked by a diverse hierarchy of slaves, some of which  were  known  as   "mine  burners,"   "flatters,"   "carters," "breakers,"   "cleaners,"   miners,   colliers,   and  woodcutters.     Other members  of this  community  included  farm  hands,  cooks, blacksmiths,   a   wheelright,   sawyers,   carpenters,   a   basketmaker, tailor, and a waiting "boy."