Tom Sawyer takes place in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri (a town, not unlike Twain's very own Hannable, MO)
On Jackson Island, Tom Sawyer and his friends, Joe Harper and Huck Finn, play pirates, swim, explore, and make a pact to live as pirates forever. They also pretend to be pirates and have adventures during their time on the island.
Jackson's Island
They go to an island called Jackson's Island and pretend to be pirates.
Tom's pirate name on Jackson Island is "Tom Sawyer, the Black Avenger of the Spanish Main".
In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," the boys reappear in St. Petersburg after they fake their own deaths and attend their own funerals. This happens after running away to become pirates on Jackson's Island.
Before Tom left camp in "Tom Sawyer," he sneaked out during the night with Huck Finn and some other boys to go on an adventure. They became pirates on Jackson's Island and had various escapades before eventually returning to town.
The password that the boys used in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was "Blood."
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri along the Mississippi River during the mid-19th century. Some key settings include Tom's Aunt Polly's house, the school where Tom and his friends attend, Jackson's Island where the boys have their adventures, and the caves where Tom and Becky get lost.
I believe they hid out in a cave. You might be confused with the Redksin goings-on of the (Ransom of Red Chief) by O Henry, which surprise! ( he was noted for same) is noit a Western story at all- except in the imagination of the boys.
Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island was created in 1983.
In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer convinces other boys to form a band of robbers, known as Tom Sawyer's Gang. They plan adventures involving treasure hunts and other mischief, with Tom as their leader.
Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and the other boys held their meeting in a cave located on a hillside in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain.
Huckleberry Finn