Huckleberry Finn - Temporal and Physical Setting

 Temporal Setting :  "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" takes place in the mid-1800's, prior to the Civil War. The United States at that time was divided into slave states and free states, and there was great debate over whether territories and new states should allow slavery or not.

Physical Setting:   The story begins in St.Petersburg (Hannibal), Missouri, and then progresses to the Mississippi River and points along the way, down into Arkansas.  The River features prominently throughout the story.