▁the ▁Old ▁Point ▁Com fort ▁stop ▁was ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ste am ▁Pack et ▁Company ▁operating ▁as ▁the ▁Old ▁Bay ▁Line . ▁The ▁line ' s ▁ ▁made ▁the ▁last ▁stop ▁at ▁the ▁pier ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁Despite ▁a ▁court ▁inj unction ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁terms ▁under ▁which ▁Virginia ▁c eded ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁the ▁pier ▁was ▁destroyed ▁after ▁federal ▁courts ▁over ru led ▁the ▁inj unction . ▁The ▁pier ▁was ▁demol ished ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Old ▁Point ▁Com fort ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁where ▁Southern ▁Bapt ists ▁and ▁Northern ▁Bapt ists ▁inaugur ated ▁negoti ations ▁toward ▁a ▁com ity ▁agreement . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁near ▁Old ▁Point ▁Com fort ▁that ▁the ▁, ▁then ▁the ▁only ▁U . S . ▁batt les hip ▁in ▁commission , ▁was ▁proceed ing ▁sea ward ▁on ▁a ▁training ▁mission ▁from ▁Ham pton ▁Ro ads ▁early ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁when ▁she ▁ran ▁a ground ▁ 1 . 6 ▁miles ▁( 3 . 0   km ) ▁from ▁Th im ble ▁Sho al ▁Light ▁( near ▁Old ▁Point ▁Com fort ). ▁She ▁hit ▁sho al ▁water ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁three ▁ship - length s ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁channel . ▁L ift ed ▁some ▁seven ▁feet ▁above ▁water line , ▁she ▁stuck ▁hard ▁and ▁fast . ▁With ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁t ug bo