▁of ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁which ▁all ▁main ▁line ▁distances ▁were ▁measured ▁between ▁Fort ▁Mon roe ▁and ▁C inc inn ati . ▁The ▁station ▁at ▁Fort ▁Mon roe ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries , ▁Old ▁Point ▁Com fort ▁was ▁a ▁summer ▁and ▁winter ▁resort ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Pho eb us ▁in ▁Elizabeth ▁City ▁County ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁county ▁voted ▁to ▁be ▁cons olid ated ▁with ▁the ▁independent ▁city ▁of ▁Ham pton . ▁Old ▁Point ▁Com fort ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁historic ▁Fort ▁Mon roe , ▁The ▁Chamber lin , ▁and ▁the ▁Old ▁Point ▁Com fort ▁Light . ▁▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁The ▁pier ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁government ▁vessels ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁routine ▁stopping ▁point ▁for ▁commercial ▁sh ipping ▁lines ▁was ▁government ▁owned . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁the ▁Army ▁issued ▁notice ▁it ▁was ▁closing ▁the ▁pier ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁removed . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁Army ▁announced ▁the ▁pier ▁would ▁be ▁open ▁only ▁" at ▁your ▁own ▁risk " ▁to ▁visitors ▁from ▁shore , ▁including ▁guest ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber lin ▁Hotel ▁that ▁over look ed ▁the ▁pier , ▁but ▁closed ▁to ▁boat ▁traffic ▁and ▁travel ers . ▁Ste am ship ▁travel ▁had ▁decl ined ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁line ▁using