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While in game spellings as seen in menus or world maps are not indicative of whether or not a location's name is indeed a proper noun, would it being treated as such by the anthropologist's holotape be evidence of the site actually being named Hopewell Cave not Hopewell cave? This is the specific section I'm referencing:

As my study of Hopewell Cave continues, I'm struck by the atypical nature of this Adena-based burial complex.

Note specifically that it does not say of "a Hopewell cave" or "this Hopewell cave" and uses this name to refer to a single specific location which would be instantly recognized by its name. Additionally, the cave has a historical marker affixed to the entrance. Although the entire placard is written in all caps, it would be quite odd to name the location at the top, and then not consider the location to have a proper name.

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Since location caps can quickly turn into disagreement, going to leave this here for a bit to see if anyone has any additional thoughts before I change it. But based on the holotape transcripts and the location being named on the historical marker, I strongly believe the location to be Hopewell Cave. The Dyre Wolf (talk) 13:45, September 29, 2020 (UTC)

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