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- Boston Light; the light
- Modoc National Forest; the national forest
- Panama Canal; the canal
- Soldiers' Home in Holyoke; the soldiers' home
- Johnson House (hotel); Johnson house (residence)
- Crow Reservation; the reservation
- Cape of Good Hope; the cape
- Jersey City
- Washington City
but city of Washington; the city
- Cook County; the county
- Great Lakes; the lakes
- Lake of the Woods; the lake
- North Platte River; the river
- Lower California
but lower Mississippi
- Charles the First; Charles I
- Seventeenth Census; the 1960 census
3.6.
If a common noun or adjective forming an essential part of a name becomes separated from the rest of the name by an intervening common noun or adjective, the entire expression is no longer a proper noun and is therefore not capitalized.
- Union Station: union passenger station
- Eastern States: eastern farming States
- United States popularly elected government
3.7.
A common noun used alone as a well-known short form of a specific proper name is capitalized.
- the Capitol building in Washington, DC; but State capital building
- the Channel (English Channel)
- the Chunnel (tunnel below English Channel)
- the District (District of Columbia)
3.8.
The plural form of a common noun capitalized as part of a proper name is also capitalized.
- Seventh and I Streets
- Lakes Erie and Ontario
- Potomac and James Rivers
- State and Treasury Departments
- British, French, and United States Governments
- Presidents Washington and Adams
3.9.
A common noun used with a date, number, or letter, merely to denote time or sequence, or for the purpose of reference, record, or
