Okeechobee Military Map 1846 Published on April 15, 2015 in Agriculture’s Eradication of the Mythical Pond Apple Forest, Lake Okeechobee, SLR/IRLFull resolution (449 × 361) ← Previous Next → Old military map from 1846 shows how the fingers of water south of Lake Okeechobee that are no longer there today as the lake is diked.