City of Poulan. Poulan, Georgia is a small, safe, and family oriented community located in Southwest Georgia. We are dedicated to our communities needs and strive to offer exceptional services. Poulan was established in 1899 and was at one time a busy cotton mill town.
In Anglo-Saxon measurements, One league is equivalent to 3 miles. One mile is equivalent to 8 furlongs. Furlong stems from the phrase 'furrow long' and was used in reference to ploughable land. There are thus 24 furlongs in a league. One furlong equates to 40 rods.
A league is a unit of length. It was common in Europe and Latin America, but is no longer an official unit in any nation. The word originally meant the distance a person could walk in an hour. Since the Middle Ages, many values have been specified in several countries.