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Domain Name: ETOWN.EDU

Registrant:
Elizabethtown College
1 Alpha Drive
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
USA

Administrative Contact:
Domain Admin
Elizabethtown College
1 Alpha Drive
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
USA
+1.7173611000
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1 Alpha Drive
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
USA
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Domain record activated: 14-May-1992
Domain record last updated: 28-Jun-2024
Domain expires: 31-Jul-2025

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