December 21, 1839

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joseph Smith arrived in Philadelphia by railway and "spent several days preaching and visiting from house to house, among the brethren and others."
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 4:47
Joseph Smith History C1:1003 
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